Initially, local residents reported “detonation of military warehouses” in one of the city’s districts, but later administrators of Russian military propaganda channels and other resources reported a fire at an oil depot.
According to residents of Makiivka, the Artemis oil depot located at 14 Antropova Street is on fire.
Oil depots are a legitimate target of the Ukrainian military, special services and intelligence. The last time a hit on the Makiivka oil depot was reported was on July 5 this year.
- On July 4, explosions occurred in the temporarily occupied Donetsk and Makiivka. The Office of Strategic Communications of the Chief Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine officially confirmed the information about the hit of the occupants’ base in the temporarily occupied Makiivka.
- Later, a video appeared showing the destruction of the Russian invaders’ arsenal in Makiivka.
- On July 5, the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the destruction of a Russian military infrastructure facility in the temporarily occupied Debaltseve.