Powerful Strike On Novorossiysk: Russia's Most Important Oil Terminal Hit

The flames rose tens of meters.

In the Russian city of Novorossiysk on the night of November 14, flames broke out on Transneft's territory where the Sheskharis export terminal is located. The fires quickly spread to tanks and the flames rose tens of meters. Locals reported a series of shocks and strong detonations that were heard in different parts of the city, writes OBOZ.UA.

A number of Russian publicks that published video from the scene reported the incident. The footage shows a fire and thick smoke engulfing the port area. Some posts mention UAV attacks and the alleged use of Ukrainian Flamingo missiles, but there is no confirmed data on this yet.

Preliminary data suggests that the Sheskharis terminal, the terminus of Transneft's pipelines, caught fire. It is one of the main hubs through which Russia sends oil and petroleum products to countries that receive cargoes via the Black Sea.

People who live nearby say the flames were increasing literally by the minute. It may have looked a little exaggerated in the first emotions, but the fact of the fire is confirmed by numerous videos.

Emergency services are working in the city, but locals write that during the first minutes of the attack, Russian air defenses were failing. Tracers were seen in the sky and intercept blasts were heard, but some of the strikes still reached their target.

The smoke stretches over the bay, and it is hard to miss - the scale of the fire is significant. According to eyewitnesses, separate explosions were heard even after the extinguishing started, possibly due to the ignition of fuel residues in the tanks.

The Sheskharis terminal plays an important role for Russia in the logistics of oil exports, so any damage to it affects the operation of the entire transportation system of the aggressor country. Local channels report that new pops are heard from time to time - this causes people to discuss nervously on social networks.

The strike on the air defense position

In addition, Novorossiysk recorded a hit, presumably a missile on the position of S-300/400 systems stationed on the territory of the military unit of the 1537th anti-aircraft missile regiment. This is written by the CyberBoroshno osinters' publick, which regularly tracks the movements of Russian units and their hideouts.

Analysts note that the area of the hit was determined by the coordinates 44.6639673, 37.7818429. Photos and videos from social media that they compared show signs of detonations and traces of fire in the area.

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