Ukrainian long-range drones strike oil refinery in Russia's Bashkortostan – source

Iryna Balachuk, Roman Petrenko — 11 October, 13:36

A column of smoke has been seen rising above the refinery. Photo: Ukrainska Pravda source in SSU

The Special Operations Centre Alpha of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) launched long-range drones on the morning of 11 October, striking the Bashneft-Ufa Oil Refinery in the Russian city of Ufa in the Republic of Bashkortostan, some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda source in SSU

Details: Firefighting crews have arrived at the site following explosions at the refinery, and a column of smoke has been seen rising above the facility.

Early reports suggest the strike has caused a fire near the ELOU-AVT-6 crude oil processing unit.

This is the third strike in Bashkortostan in the past 30 days. The Ufa refinery supplies fuel to Russian military forces.

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