There's been yet another major attack on Russia's major Black Sea energy hub and port of Tuapse, after just a few days prior a drone wave had unleashed afire so big it cold be seen from space, given the over 100-mile smoke plume that had spread over the Black Sea.
In this latest overnight Ukrainian assault reported Monday, the drone attackkilled least one person and resulted in more major fires, and now emergency crews are battling their second huge blaze at the site in under a week. There's been a massive oil spill into coastal waters to boot.
Last week's fires (which began with the last Thursday strike)had only just been extinguished at the Rosneft-owned refinery.
The prior drone wave had damaged residential areas, while this fresh attack has damaged a gas pipeline, a church and two schools - according to regional reports.
"Fire crews and rescue services are currently engaged at every site,"Tuapse Mayor Sergei Boykosaid, confirming that several locations along the export terminal were struck.
Ukraine's military took responsibility for the attack, as wellas hits on two oil depots in nearby Crimea.
As for last week's initial assault, Russian media says it resulted in a significant oil spill into the waters of the Black Sea, with TASS providing the followingdetails:
These daily and nightly cross-border attacks have however largely slipped from mainstream headline coverage, given their frequency - to the point of being 'routine' (a grim reality).
Rosneft’s Tuapse Oil Depot and Export Facility in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, is currently ablaze, with dozens of tanks seen burning as thick black smoke pours into the sky, following a large-scale drone attack tonight by Ukraine against oil infrastructure across Southern Russia.pic.twitter.com/ZmtlLljYiI
Often even when refineries or major infrastructure is hit in either country, the event barely gets coverage in Western media at this point. With the globe's attention focused on the Iran war and blockaded Hormuz Strait, and Russia-Ukraine negotiations having long effectively collapsed, the war in eastern Europe is expected to grind on for some time to come.
Source: ZeroHedge News
