The specialized service wrote that a pipeline was blown up in the Azov settlement of the Rostov region, through which crude oil products were pumped from the local oil storage to tankers in the Azov Sea port area.
Intelligence wrote that after the explosion, loading of tankers was suspended for an indefinite period, highlighting that the facility was being used by the Russian state for military purposes.
GUR also released a video of the attack.
️Last night, a pipeline was blown up in the Azov settlement in Russia's Rostov region. The pipeline pumps oil products into tankers in the Azov seaport, – Defense Intelligence of Ukraine. Loading tankers with petroleum products has been suspended, and it is unclear for how long. pic.twitter.com/rXdRnUbfPu
– Anton (Gerashenko) April 6, 2024
In recent months, Ukraine has been regularly attacking Russian oil infrastructure, especially refineries, causing significant losses to Russian oil exports.
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