"Ukrainian drones struck a Russian oil depot overnight, breaking through the netting that had been installed earlier to protect the site from such attacks, a security official told Business Insider on Thursday. Long-range Ukrainian drones struck an oil depot in Velikiye Luki, a city in western Russia's Pskov region, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said. They were only authorized to speak on the condition of anonymity to discuss military operations."
"The source said protective anti-drone nets had been stretched above fuel tanks at the oil depot. The facility belongs to the company Pskovnefteproduct and is located nearly 500 kilometers (310 miles) from the Ukrainian border. The nets were unable to prevent the strike from doing damage, the source added. Satellite imagery captured in December by US spatial intelligence firm Vantor and analyzed by Business Insider, shows what appears to be anti-drone netting covering roughly 15 tanks at the depot in Velikiye Luki."
Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil depot in Velikiye Luki in Russia's Pskov region overnight, breaching protective netting above fuel tanks. The depot belongs to Pskovnefteproduct and is located nearly 500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Satellite imagery from December shows apparent anti-drone netting covering roughly 15 tanks at the site. Several explosions and a large fire were reported, and video shows a massive blaze burning through a structure resembling the netting. The nets were unable to prevent damage. Similar improvised anti-drone defenses have been spotted at other Russian oil facilities.
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