Ukrainian drones hit FSB signals intelligence centre and two oil and gas facilities in Russia

The Security Service of Ukraine has said drones operated by its Special Operations Centre Alpha have struck a signals intelligence facility belonging to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), a gas terminal at the port of Temryuk in Krasnodar Krai and the Yaroslavl-3 oil pumping station in Yaroslavl Oblast.

Source: Security Service of Ukraine (SSU)

Details: The SSU noted that Alpha struck the FSB's 16th Centre, which specialises in signals intelligence. "This command post, located in the Temryuk district in Krasnodar Krai, was used by the enemy to guide missiles and drones across Ukrainian territory and intercept signals from foreign satellites," the service said.

Key facilities at the Russian signals intelligence centre were disabled as a result of the attack.

The Ukrainian forces also struck the Yaroslavl-3 pumping station, a strategic Russian facility and the gas terminal at the port of Temryuk.

The Yaroslavl-3 pumping station is part of the main Baltic Pipeline System (BPS-1), supplying crude oil to the nearby Slavneft-YANOS refinery and export terminals at the port of Primorsk.

Three crude oil storage tanks caught fire over an area of 5,000 sq m following the SSU drone strike.

As a result of strikes on the gas terminal at the port of Temryuk, a fire was reported on the premises of Maktren-Nafta – a gas pipeline on the oil-loading jetty and several buildings caught fire. The facility is used to transfer liquefied gas from rail wagons and tank containers onto specialised gas carriers.

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