Moscow Escalates Attacks on Kiev After Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Oil Refineries
Local videos showed burning tanks and thick smoke as the attacks spread across Russian oil infrastructure, officials and residents said.
- On Friday, July 10, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the Kurgannefteprodukt oil terminal in Taganrog and a fuel depot in Azov, Rostov, prompting regional authorities to declare an emergency and evacuate residents.
- Kyiv has intensified its campaign against Russian energy infrastructure in recent months, aiming to hinder Moscow's financial capabilities and force Russia to the negotiating table through systematic retaliatory strikes.
- Local governor Yuri Slyusar visited the port after "massive" night-time strikes, warning that extinguishing the petroleum fires would be difficult; social media footage showed thick smoke stretching for kilometers.
- Russia raised fuel purchases from Belarus to record highs to cover domestic shortages, while Ukraine's commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky noted the war has not reached a turning point despite recent successes.
- President Donald Trump called the strikes an "escalation that can help lead to an end," while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the White House administration's view that military pressure forces peace settlements.
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Ukraine’s deep and mid-range strikes converge on Crimea and Russia’s Azov coast
12 more Russian vessels have been hit in the Sea of Azov over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian drone forces reported. Ukraine's drone campaign to sever occupied Crimea rolled through a fifth straight night on 10 July, hitting tankers, ports, fuel depots, and the peninsula's power grid. The OSINT channel Cyberboroshno found satellite evidence of Russia's Azov tanker fleet shrinking fivefold under the strikes, while Planet Labs imagery confirmed a bur…
Ukraine Strikes Taganrog Oil Terminal and Azov Fuel Depot as Russia’s Fuel Network Takes Another Hit
Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal at the Russian port of Taganrog and an oil depot in the city of Azov, Rostov region, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, on July 10. “Ilsky refinery, oil infrastructure, the port in Taganrog—the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to systematically take out Russia’s oil sector, logistics, and economy,” Kovalenko wrote. We bring you stories from the ground.…
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