Drones attack oil refinery in Russia's Saratov – photos, video

The Russian Telegram channel Astra has reported that drones have attacked an oil refinery in the Russian city of Saratov.

Source: Astra and other Telegram channels

Details: Residents of Saratov reported hearing explosions on the night of 2-3 November.

After analysing footage posted on social media, Astra noted that the Saratov oil refinery had been targeted.

According to Rosaviatsiya, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, restrictions on operations at Saratov airport lasted for over six hours.

Background: Units from Ukraine's Special Operations Forces struck the Saratov oil refinery in Russia on the night of 15-16 September.

For reference: The Saratov refinery specialises in the production of petrol, diesel fuel and fuel oil, as well as various grades of bitumen, vacuum gas oil, technical sulphur and more – in total, over 20 types of petroleum products.

The processing volume in 2023 amounted to 4.8 million tonnes.

The refinery is involved in supplying the needs of the Russian armed forces and has repeatedly been targeted by the Ukrainian defence forces in efforts to undermine the Russian military and Russia's economic potential.

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