General Staff of the Ukrainian Army confirmed the attack in Tuapse on Tuesday, claiming the refinery is involved in a supply chain for the Russian military in occupied territories of Ukraine.
But Robert Brovdi, the commander of Ukraine’s drone systems forces, pointed out that this was the latest attack. “Swear to us 3.0. Groundhog Day fix. Frequent dumping of black (Russian) gold, caused, of course, by direct combustion,” Brovdi snapped Post on Facebook on Tuesday.
Ukraine has been systematically attacking the Tuapse oil refinery and Russian port since mid-April. Local authorities took four days to put out the fire after the attack on April 20. Locals complained on social media about the environmental disaster, saying that black rain it was falling over the city.
The day before the third attack in Tuapse, Mayor Sergei Boyko information Local utility workers were still clearing the city and port of oil products. Earlier this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv forces must continue bombing oil refineries to cut off Russia’s main supply of war money.
Russian forces also regularly attack Ukrainian installations and ports in Odesa. The Kremlin’s latest attack, Monday, caused the spill of 6,000 tons of sunflower oil in the Black Sea.
