Ukrainian Drones Hit Key Russian Oil Station, Massive Fire Reported

Ukrainian drones targeted Russia’s “Gorky” oil pumping station in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast during the night of April 23, causing major damage to one of the country’s key oil transport facilities, according to a source from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) cited by the Kyiv Independent. The strike was reportedly carried out by the SBU’s Special Operations Center “A” and hit the facility in the village of Meshiha, which is part of Russia’s state-controlled pipeline giant Transneft. Preliminary information indicates that three large oil storage tanks were damaged, triggering a massive fire that spread across roughly 20,000 square meters....