Ukrainian drones hit two Russian oil refineries and gas processing plant in one night
Deep Strike units from Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) carried out successful strikes on three Russian oil and gas infrastructure targets on the night of 28-29 October.
Source: Special Operations Forces; General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Details: The targets were:
- Mari Oil Refinery in the village of Tabashino, Republic of Mari El, Russia
- NS-Oil Refinery in the settlement of Novospasskoye, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia
- Budyonnovsk Gas Processing Plant in the city of Budyonnovsk, Stavropol Krai, Russia
Explosions and fires were recorded at the sites. Local residents also confirmed the strikes.
The SOF described the Mari Oil Refinery as critical infrastructure for the Republic of Mari El. The plant produces 10 types of petroleum products and can process 1.6 million tonnes of crude per year.
The NS-Oil Refinery produces the main petroleum products such as diesel, petrol and fuel oil. Its capacity stands at 600,000 tonnes of crude per year.
The Budyonnovsk Gas Processing Plant has a design capacity of 2.2 billion cubic metres of gas per year. It supplies gas to the Budyonnovsk Thermal Power Plant and Lukoil enterprises in the region and serves as a feedstock source for the petrochemical sector.
The Special Operations Forces said they continue to conduct asymmetric actions to stop Russia and accelerate its strategic exhaustion.Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!