A large-scale fire continues in Feodosia at the Marine Oil Terminal, the region's largest oil product transshipment facility, which was attacked on the night of October 7. The city authorities confirmed the introduction of a municipal emergency regime. This was reported by the head of Feodosia, Igor Tkachenko. According to him, Deputy Prime Minister of the Crimean government Igor Mikhailichenko left for the scene to coordinate the liquidation of the consequences.

According to ASTRA, the fire that broke out after the attack affected five fuel tanks - two of them were completely destroyed, three were significantly damaged. Due to the incident, suburban train service was suspended on the Feodosia - Vladislavovka section, and passengers of one of the trains were transferred to buses. The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Crimea stated that the service was suspended "for technical reasons" related to the accident at the oil depot.

Emergency services, including the Ministry of Emergency Situations, continue to work at the scene. According to preliminary data, three people were injured, all of them were hospitalized. At present, rescue workers are fighting the fire to prevent its further spread.

Information about the reasons for the attack on the terminal has not yet been disclosed. However, it is known that last night the Republic of Crimea was subjected to a large-scale attack using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Russian Defense Ministry previously reported that air defense forces destroyed 12 Ukrainian drones over Crimea and another 9 in neighboring regions, including Kursk, Belgorod, Bryansk and Voronezh. According to Baza, the attack was carried out using two missiles.

The Feodosia Marine Oil Terminal plays an important role in the region's infrastructure. Its capacity ensures the reception, storage and shipment of oil and oil products by rail, sea and road transport. The terminal's tank farm capacity is 258 thousand m³.