Ukraine hit a refinery and an oil depot in two regions of Russia with drones
23 hours ago | Updated: 22 hours ago
On the night of June 6, Ukrainian drones attacked the facilities of the fuel and energy complex (FEC) in two regions of Russia.
In the Rostov region, a drone hit an oil refinery (refinery) in Novoshakhtinsk, which caused a fire, said the governor of the region Vasily Golubev.
"According to preliminary data, the fire spread over an area of 50 square meters at the NZNP, about 120 people and 15 pieces of equipment were involved in the extinguishing," Golubev said. At the same time, due to the repeated attack of the drone, the fire extinguishing had to be stopped.
According to the Shot telegram channel, the attack took place at the beginning of the second night. Several loud explosions were heard in the city at once, after which eyewitnesses saw smoke and a pillar of fire in the area of the refinery.
Later, Golubev said that the fire at the refinery was localized on an area of 100 square meters.
Prior to that, the Novoshakhtinsk refinery was attacked by Ukrainian drones in March. Then, due to the strikes, the technological facilities of the enterprise were stopped. Two more attacks on the plant occurred in June 2022 and May 2023.
In turn, in the Belgorod region, a Ukrainian kamikaze drone attacked an oil depot near Stary Oskol, said the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov. "As a result of the explosion, one of the tanks caught fire. Four fire crews promptly extinguished the fire. The blast wave shattered the windows in the security building. There were no casualties," Gladkov said.
Over the past month, at least five Russian refineries have been subjected to drone attacks. So, on May 9, a drone attacked the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat enterprise in the city of Salavat in Bashkiria. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the building of the pumping station was damaged. . .
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