Berlin, July 9, 2026

According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine attacked two Russian oil depots in the Tver and Stavropol regions as well as several ships in the Sea of Azov with drones during the night of July 9, 2026.

Attacks on Russian infrastructure

According to Zelensky, the strikes on the oil depots occurred around 500 kilometers from the front line. „Die Ukraine hat nach Angaben von Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj zwei russische Öllager in den Regionen Twer und Stawropol angegriffen." At the same time, drones hit a loading terminal in Bataysk in Russia's Rostov region: „Zudem hätten Drohnen ein Verladeterminal in Batajsk in der russischen Region Rostow in Brand gesetzt."