AFU Drones Attacked One Of The Largest Oil Depots In The Caucasus

• 8.06.2026, 7:41

A massive fire started.

Novorossiysk was attacked by Ukrainian drones at night, and a fire broke out on the territory of the Grushovaya oil depot, which is part of the Sheskharis transshipment complex.

According to ASTRA, overnight residents of Novorossiysk reported about half a hundred strikes, followed by a fire in the city.

According to OSINT analysts, the Grushovaya industrial site ("Grushovaya Balka") has been attacked and is on fire. NASA FIRMS service records numerous fire hotspots.

The Grushovaya industrial site is the largest tank farm of the Sheskharis transshipment complex of JSC Chernomortransneft, located about 12 kilometers from Novorossiysk. It is also one of the largest transshipment oil depots in the Caucasus.

According to public data, the area of the industrial site is about 212-213 hectares. There are dozens of oil and oil products storage tanks with a total volume of over 1.2 million m³.