54.7825°N · 32.0500°E
Smolensk fuel depot, located in Smolensk Oblast near the Belarusian border, is a strategic fuel logistics hub for Russian forces operating in the western theatre. It stores and distributes military and civilian fuel across western Russia. Hit twice — July 2024 and October 2025 — with fires at multiple storage tanks disrupting fuel distribution to the region for several days each time.
Fire in fuel tanks, key western theatre logistics hub disrupted.
Fire in fuel storage tanks, multi-day distribution suspension.