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Russia's second-ever use of the [[Oreshnik]] was a response to three recent provocations. These are the [[CIA]]/[[MI6]]/[[Ukraine]]'s attempted assassination of Putin right before New Year's, [[France]] and the [[UK]]'s official plans to deploy troops to Ukraine if a [[ceasefire]] is agreed to, and the [[US]]' seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker in the [[Atlantic Ocean]].

Russia's second-ever use of the [[Oreshnik]] was a response to three recent provocations. These are the [[CIA]]/[[MI6]]/[[Ukraine]]'s attempted assassination of Putin right before New Year's, [[France]] and the [[UK]]'s official plans to deploy troops to Ukraine if a [[ceasefire]] is agreed to, and the [[US]]' seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker in the [[Atlantic Ocean]].

Reports indicate the Bilche-Volitsko-Uhersky underground [[gas]] storage facility in Stryi was struck,<ref>https://x.com/Megatron_ron/status/2009404753533386785</ref> which has a storage capacity of 17.05 billion cubic meters or more than 50% of the total capacity of all storage facilities in Ukraine.<ref>Gas is stored in natural porous sandstones covered by impermeable clay layers: this prevents not only gas leakage but also protects the reservoir from external impact.

Reports indicate the Bilche-Volitsko-Uhersky underground [[gas]] storage facility in Stryi was struck,<ref>https://x.com/Megatron_ron/status/2009404753533386785</ref> which has a storage capacity of 17.05 billion cubic meters or more than 50% of the total capacity of all storage facilities in Ukraine and the largest in [[Europe]].<ref>Gas is stored in natural porous sandstones covered by impermeable clay layers: this prevents not only gas leakage but also protects the reservoir from external impact.

The [[infrastructure]] depth ranges from 690 to 890 meters (for comparison: [[American]] bunker-busting bombs [[Belligerents_in_NATO_global_wars#GBU%2057B|GBU-57]], which were used on [[Fordow]] and other facilities in [[Iran]], can penetrate up to 61 meters). But the '[[geological]] structure has its vulnerability: the Bilche-Volytsko-Uherske underground gas storage area is characterized by a complex tectonic structure with many faults.

The [[infrastructure]] depth ranges from 690 to 890 meters (for comparison: [[American]] bunker-busting bombs [[Belligerents_in_NATO_global_wars#GBU%2057B|GBU-57]], which were used on [[Fordow]] and other facilities in [[Iran]], can penetrate up to 61 meters). But the '[[geological]] structure has its vulnerability: the Bilche-Volytsko-Uherske underground gas storage area is characterized by a complex tectonic structure with many faults.