Russian drones hit oil and gas facilities in Poltava and Sumy oblasts overnight

Russian forces launched a drone attack on facilities belonging to the Naftogaz Group, Ukraine's largest national oil and gas company, in Poltava and Sumy oblasts on the night of 19-20 March.

Source: Serhii Koretskyi, CEO of Naftogaz Group

Details: Koretskyi said several facilities were hit simultaneously and damage was recorded. A fire broke out at one of the facilities, but it was promptly extinguished.

An assessment of the damage is currently underway. Koretskyi noted that staff were in shelters at the time of the strike, so there were no casualties.

He also pointed out that Russian forces have deliberately attacked critical infrastructure of the Naftogaz Group over 30 times since the beginning of the year.

Background: Some consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv and Kharkiv oblasts currently have no electricity as a result of hostilities and Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

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