Moscow [Russia], July 11: Ukraine has attacked several Russian oil facilities and set two tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov, the latest in a series of strikes on Russian energy sites that have caused a fuel crisis.
Drones hit oil depots in the Tver and Stavropol regions overnight into Thursday.
In the Sea of Azov, Ukrainian drones set two oil tankers ablaze, according to Rostov Governor Yury Slyusar, who said one of the ships was still burning and the crews were evacuated.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his defence forces also hit a reserve fuel storage facility about 800km (500 miles) from the front line, and an oil-pumping station in Ufa nearly 1,500km (930 miles) from Ukraine's border. He said they also struck an oil-loading terminal in the Rostov region, about 200km (125 miles) from the front line. It was unclear if that was the same strike described by Slyusar.
Kiev's attacks on Russian oil depots and refineries have triggered a fuel crisis across Russia, forcing Moscow - one of the world's top oil producers - to ban a number of exports.
More than 90 percent of Russian regions have introduced some form of rationing or reported shortages in petrol and diesel, according to official statements and local media reports. Zelensky described the strikes as part of Kiev's campaign of "long-range sanctions" carried out in response to Russian attacks and Moscow's refusal to end the war.
Source: Qatar Tribune
