SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2026|No. 1933
OSINT · Strikes · Donbas

Ukrainian drones strike oil depot and substation in occupied Donbas

Ukrainian drone attacks ignited a large fire at an oil depot in Luhansk and a substation in Vuhlehirsk on June 5.

A massive fire erupts at an oil depot in occupied Luhansk after a drone strike, as reported by OSINT channels.
A massive fire erupts at an oil depot in occupied Luhansk after a drone strike, as reported by OSINT channels.
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Occupiers' oil depot and substation on fire — OSINT

Text: Olena Kachurovska June 5, 2026, 02:26

In occupied Vuhlehirsk, drones attacked a substation, causing a massive fire. And in Luhansk, a repeated strike on an oil depot is reported.

On the night of Friday, June 5, several effective "incoming hits" occurred in the temporarily occupied Donbas. This is reported by monitoring Telegram channels.

In particular, videos of the strike, allegedly on Luhansk, are being shared on social media. The OSINT channel KiberBoroshno confirms that it is about an oil depot in temporarily occupied Luhansk, which had previously been targeted. Explosions were also reported in the area of railway infrastructure.

Before that, a hit on a substation in temporarily occupied Vuhlehirsk, Donetsk region, was reported. As a result of the attack, a large-scale fire broke out there.

Local residents also report explosions in occupied Donetsk.

Earlier, on June 3-4, Ukrainian forces struck several important facilities of the Russian aggressors, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. "In particular, the territory of the branch of Gefest-M LLC – the Elastik gunpowder plant in the Ryazan region was hit. A fire started over an area of more than 400 square meters," the statement said. Additionally, an ammunition depot near Hrintal (Donetsk region) and fuel and lubricant depots in Simferopol (Crimea) and Melitopol (Zaporizhzhia region) were hit. Also, an area of concentration of enemy weapons and military equipment near Novoegorovka (Kharkiv region) and an enemy command post near Ocheretyne (Donetsk region) were struck.

Ukrainian forces also struck a Russian border patrol boat of the Svetlyak type in Yurkyne, temporarily occupied Crimea. The purpose of this boat is to control and protect ports and vessels, create a tactical line of air defense and anti-submarine defense.

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