Ukrainians say attacks on Crimean oil storage facility "inevitable"
Attacks on an oil storage facility in Russian-occupied Crimea are "inevitable," a Ukrainian official has said, following reports of drone attacks against the facility overnight on Thursday, CNN reports.
Natalia Humeniuk, spokeswoman for the Ukrainian military in the south, said that "Everyone knows that there is a very massive oil storage facility [in Feodosia], where very large reserves can be stored for the Black Sea Fleet."
"It is clear that the [Russians] will defend this area. And it is clear that the enemy's logistics are concentrated to some extent in these places. And the supply of fuel and lubricants is a very important component of combat readiness. Therefore, "cotton" [explosions] will bloom. And it is inevitable," Humeniuk said.
Her comments come after reports that several drones targeted the facility in Feodosia on Crimea's southern coast. The Russian defense ministry said a total of 13 drones had been brought down.
One prominent Russian military blogger — Rybar — said that groups of UAVs had taken different routes over Crimea in the overnight attack. The first six, Rybar claimed, were suppressed by electronic warfare.
"The enemy's main attack was concentrated on Feodosia, where Russian troops shot down seven UAVs (three with S-400, four with ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns), and one was suppressed by electronic warfare equipment," Rybar claimed.
