The current situation at the oil depot in Proletarsk, Rostov region. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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[-] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 20 points 2 months ago

Oil depots are so hot right now

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

Even better; it's apparently diesel.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Wow it’s still going?

[-] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 months ago

This apparently didn't work.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Did they try water? It doesn’t even necessarily have to be holy

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Water on an oil fire is not the best idea. The burning oil will float on the water.

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 months ago

I wouldn't be surprised if they did that and that's why it's still going.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Yeah you’re supposed to use foam, right? Never heard of holy foam, unfortunately

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Who would win?

Two buzzy bois

an oil depot with ~$200m of ~~crude oil~~ diesel fuel.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Is there really that much oil here? Ouch.

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Seems like an estimate by the chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent of the WSJ. Also, it seems to actually be diesel fuel. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

https://xcancel.com/yarotrof/status/1825529432586543324#m

https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-drone-strike-damages-200-million-russian-oil-depot-1941690

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

That makes sense, refined products are obviously more expensive by volume.

Between 550,000 and 600,000 litres of diesel per tank, depending on the specific gravity of the fuel. Two and a half million dollars per tank, not including the lost revenue from having the site offline.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago

Just some quick maths for you all.

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

And none of it, along with so many more billions of dollars worth of economic impact - let alone the catastrophic humanitarian costs - had any reasonable need to occur. But you know... that all-consuming russian inferiority complex and cruelty, ignorance and alcoholism, corruption and ineptitude.