There was no immediate comment from SOCAR, which operates around 60 fuel stations across Ukraine, or Azerbaijani officials. Russia has not publicly commented on the matter. Ukraine's energy minister told reporters in Kyiv it was "hard to assess the damage" and said rescue crews were still at work.

Russia has struck the SOCAR oil depot in the Odesa region for the second time. It is doing this deliberately, acting against Azerbaijan’s interests, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. "Last night,