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Drone strikes hit Crimea overnight, Hvardiiske oil base ablaze

17 October 2025 09:48 (UTC +04:00)

Two powerful explosions were reported in Simferopol and the Simferopol district, , APA reports, citing RBC-Ukraine.

In Hvardiiske, a fuel depot is reportedly on fire, according to the Telegram channel Krymskyi Veter.

Around 2:40 a.m., messages appeared about gunfire and explosions in the village of Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea.

Reports indicated that the settlement was being targeted by unidentified drones, and a fuel depot was burning.

Residents speculate that an ammunition depot was hit.

Subscribers of the Telegram channel report that the burning fuel depot in Hvardiyske is visible from the outskirts of Simferopol, with flames stretching for several kilometers.

Currently, two smoke columns are visible from Simferopol: one from the burning fuel depot in Hvardiiske, and another from Simferopol Airport or the airfield in Hvardiiske (they are nearly aligned).

Preliminary information indicates that the fuel depot in Hvardiyske belongs to the ATAN gas station network, part of the company LLC Kedr, which owns the largest network of gas stations in Crimea (over 100 stations), along with warehouses and a fleet of fuel trucks.

As a result of the strike, a shortage of gasoline and diesel fuel in Crimea is likely to increase, according to the Telegram channel Krymskyi Veter.

Additionally, around 6:30 a.m., several powerful explosions occurred in Simferopol and the Simferopol district.