Drones hit oil refinery in Russia's Ufa, large-scale fire breaks out – video
A fire has broken out at an oil refinery in Ufa, the capital of Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan, as a result of a drone attack on the night of 1-2 April.
Source: Radiy Khabirov, Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan; Astra Telegram channel
Quote from Khabirov: "A drone attack on Ufa. Several drones were downed while approaching the oil refineries, debris from one fell in an industrial site, there are no casualties. Firefighting operations are ongoing at the scene."
Details: Khabirov claimed that another drone had hit a residential building, but no injuries had been reported.
Astra posted a video showing a large-scale fire at one of the refineries in Ufa, with a thick column of black smoke visible from different parts of the city.
Update: Astra reported later that Bashneft-Novoyl, an oil refinery in Ufa producing high-octane petrol, lubricants, industrial oils, aviation fuel, diesel, bitumen and other petroleum products, has caught fire due to the drone attack. The plant has a capacity of around 7.3 million tonnes of oil per year.
Two other plants – Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim and Bashneft-UNPZ – are located right next to Bashneft-Novoyl.
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