An oil pipeline was blown up there: we show on the map where the city of Azov is located in Russia

Where is the city of Azov, in which the oil pipeline was blown up/Collage 24 Channel

In the Russian city of Azov on the night of April 6, a pipeline that pumped oil products to tankers was blown up. Thus, this caused problems for the occupiers with the transportation of oil.

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported the successful defeat of the Russian oil pipeline. Where is the city of Azov, where the oil pipeline was blown up, and how far from the border with our state is located – read in the material 24 Channel.

< h2 class="news-subtitle cke-markup">How far is the city of Azov from Ukraine

Ukrainian intelligence noted that on the night of April 6, 2024, in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Azov, in the Rostov region of Russia, as a result of the explosion of a pipeline that was pumping petroleum products from a local oil depot to tankers in the port area of ​​​​the Azov Sea Port, loading oil product tankers have been discontinued for an indefinite period.

The object was used by the aggressor state for military purposes, to support the waging of a genocidal war against Ukraine, noted in GUR MO.

It is worth noting that the city of Azov in the Rostov region of Russia is located about 80 kilometers from the Ukrainian border in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region.

Where the city of Azov is located in Russia: look on the map

In Russia, explosions at oil facilities have become more frequent

• In Russia, on April 3, a fuel warehouse allegedly burned “next to a grain terminal”. The fire was seen in several areas of the city, but the population of Rostov never received any comments from local authorities about what happened.
• The day before, Ukraine attacked the TANECO plant, located in Tatarstan is more than 1,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. It was one of the first oil refineries that Russia built from scratch after the collapse of the Soviet Union. A fire also broke out there.
• Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky also spoke about attacks on oil refineries in Russia. He noted that our state has the right to protect its energy infrastructure by resorting to attacks on Russian facilities.
• At the same time, the Financial Times stated, citing its own sources, that The United States calls on Ukraine to refrain from attacks on oil facilities on Russian territory. Because this, in their opinion, affects the prices of raw materials around the world.