Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses shot down 99 Ukrainian drones over several regions and the Azov and Black Seas.
- Eyewitness video reviewed by the OSINT outlet Astra pointed to a fire at the Tvernefteprodukt oil base in the city of Tver.
- The ministry’s summary did not mention Tver and local officials reported no attack, even as the oil base sits near the Rosrezerv fuel depot called Krasnaya Zarya.
- Ukrainian Telegram channels, citing local footage, reported a second strike in a week on the Krymskaya oil pumping station in Krasnodar Krai.
- Reuters recently reported that about 40% of Russia’s oil export capacity was taken offline by drone attacks, tanker seizures, and a pause of the Druzhba pipeline.