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A sunflower oil spill covering an area of over 3,500 square metres has occurred in the Mykolaiv region
The environmental consequences of the hostile attack.
In the Mykolaiv region, oil spilled over an area of 3,500 square metres following a drone strike
On 12 November 2026, at around 05:30, a Russian attack drone struck an oil extraction plant located in the Mykolaiv region. As a result of the enemy attack, the plant’s production infrastructure was damaged and a large-scale spill of vegetable oil was reported.
According to the survey findings, four storage tanks containing 8,500 tonnes of sunflower oil were hit. One of the tanks, with a capacity of 3,000 cubic metres, was completely destroyed. Due to damage to the protective embankment, the oil spilled over the edges of the structures and spread onto the surrounding land. There is currently no threat to the nearest residential buildings.
The extent of pollution and the protection of water resources
Specialists from the State Environmental Inspectorate arrived promptly at the scene to document the environmental offence and assess the consequences. The results of the instrumental and laboratory examination revealed that the area of land contamination exceeds 3,500 square metres.
Environmentalists took soil samples for laboratory analysis to determine the extent of contamination. As of 12:00 on 13 November, no direct discharge of sunflower oil into the Chornyi Tashlyk River had been recorded.
Remediation and calculation of losses
Urgent work is continuing on the company’s premises to deal with the aftermath of the emergency:
- Specialist teams are pumping out the remaining sunflower oil from the damaged embankment.
- Additional earthen barriers are being constructed to prevent the further spread of pollution and to protect neighbouring water bodies.
- Once the laboratory analyses of the soil samples taken have been completed and all the relevant materials have been reviewed, the environmental inspectorate will carry out an official assessment of the damage caused to the environment as a result of the Russian attack.
The situation is being constantly monitored by the inspection team’s specialists, and work to contain and clean up the area is ongoing.
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