Crimea Oil Depot Burns 3 Days After Ukraine Strike

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A major oil terminal in the city of Feodosia in Russian-annexed Crimea was still burning three days after Ukrainian missile strikes, media
terminal, which it called the largest on the Crimean peninsula
Russian-installed authorities said there were no casualties.The firespread from the initial 800 square meters to 2,500 square meters as of
have been evacuated from the affected area
poses no threat to nearby residents, the local consumer protection watchdogreported high levels of sulfur dioxide in one of its air samples
near the flames.Pantsir-S short-range air defense systems have been deployed at the oil terminal since at least the fall of 2022, according
to satellite images shared by the Russian-language edition of the RFE/RL news organization.The outlet laterreported that the terminal was
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