UK intelligence reveals Ukraine's main goals in occupied Crimea

The UK Defense Ministry reports. 

As the intelligence service reminded, Ukrainian General Staff confirmed that on October 7, Ukraine struck an offshore oil terminal in Feodosia in occupied Crimea. Earlier, in March 2024, this terminal was also attacked by Ukrainian drones.

“Ukrainian attacks continue to incrementally degrade Russian military capabilities on the Crimean peninsula. Targets struck in 2024 have also included air defense systems, airfields, command centers, naval facilities, logistics sites and the Kerch Strait crossing,” the statement said.

What is known

On the night of Monday, October 7, explosions were heard in Crimea. A fire broke out at an oil depot in Feodosia due to an attack by Ukrainian Defense Forces drones.

Later, it became known that the Pantsyr-S1 air defense system was hit on the territory of the oil terminal, which was successfully attacked by the Ukrainian Defense Forces on the night of October 7. It had been located on the territory of the oil depot in the port of Feodosia since the fall of 2022. 

The Atesh guerrilla movement later reported that the destruction of the oil depot in Feodosia led to a serious fuel shortage for the Russian Armed Forces in the temporarily occupied Crimea.