Russian drone debris causes vegetable oil spill into Pivdennyi Buh River

A vegetable oil storage tank at an agro-industrial facility in the city of Mykolaiv was damaged by debris from a Russian drone on the night of 28 December, causing oil to spill onto the surrounding area and into the Pivdennyi Buh River.

Source: Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych on Telegram

Quote: "To clean up, absorbent booms have been allocated from Mykolaiv's material stocks and installed in the contaminated areas by specialists from the State Emergency Service. Specialists have been pumping out the oil for several days. So far, 25 tonnes have been removed. The work is ongoing."

Details: Sienkevych said the environmental impact is minimal, as the oil is of organic origin.

Background: This is not the first time that vegetable oil storage tanks in Mykolaiv have been damaged by Russian drones. In October 2022, Russian forces targeted storage facilities belonging to a leading sunflower oil exporter, causing rivers of oil to flow down several streets in the city.

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