Russian media: Novorossiysk port, oil depot hit in overnight attack

by Abbey Fenbert May 17, 2024 5:12 AM

Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

Drones and missiles struck an oil refinery and seaport in the Russian city of Novorossiysk in the early hours of May 17, causing explosions and power outages, the Russian Telegram news channel Astra reported.

Local residents reported hearing at least eight explosions in Novorossiysk overnight, and video footage records the sounds of both drones and air defense activity.

A missile struck the Novorossiysk port and caused a fire to break out, residents said.

According to locals, the attack also hit the city's oil infrastructure. Both the Novorossiysk Fuel oil terminal and the Transneft terminal were attacked.

Novorossiysk reportedly lost power during the attacks.

The Kyiv Independent

This post was edited on 5/16/24 at 9:31 pm

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Posted by BamaSaint

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Posted on 5/16/24 at 10:51 pm to cypher

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Thank you for trying to keep this thread on the subject

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Posted by CitizenK

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Posted on 5/16/24 at 11:03 pm to cypher

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Russian media: Novorossiysk port, oil depot hit in overnight attack

I looked for this on FIRMS but not there yet other than heat signatures for half a dozen large kilns which could be to calcine petcoke,turn lime into cement or calcine alumina before shipment to a smelter to become aluminum. Russia's large hydroelectric plants provide the cheapest electricty need to for the smelters which is via large carbon anodes

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