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Second Blast Hits Russian Oil Depot Holding 100,000 Tons of Fuel

A second explosion rocked a Russian oil depot in the Kavkazsky district of Krasnodar, which has been on fire for two days following a drone attack.

On Telegram, the Krasnodar Krai Operations Centre, a regional government body that coordinates crisis response and emergency management, said an explosion of oil products occurred "due to the depressurization of the burning tank" while firefighters were extinguishing a blaze that had been ongoing since a drone attack on March 19.

Why It Matters

The Naftatrans oil depot is part of critical infrastructure of southern Russia, and it makes up the Kavkazskaya station, which provides the transport of oil to the pipeline system of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium that ultimately gets shipped for export by sea.

The blaze at the depot comes as the U.S., Russia and Ukraine work through the technical details of an agreement to halt attacks against energy infrastructure.

On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on the phone with U.S. President Donald Trump and said Kyiv was prepared to pause attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure as an initial step toward what he hoped would lead to a "lasting peace."

What To Know

On March 19, drones attacked the Naftatrans oil depot, which reportedly holds 100,000 tons of fuel across its five tanks.

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