Ukrainian deep-strike drones hit Russia's Syzran oil refinery

The Special Operations Forces of Ukraine reported that on the night of 20-21 May, its Deep Strike units, together with the Unmanned Systems Forces, struck the Rosneft oil refinery in Syzran, Russia's Samara Oblast.

Source: Special Operations Forces

Details: According to the military, a large-scale fire broke out at the facility, which has a processing capacity of up to 9 million tonnes of oil per year and is located more than 800 km from Ukraine's border.

The military noted that the Syzran refinery supplies fuel not only for civilian needs but also for Russian military aviation and military units in Russia's centre and south. Petroleum products from the facility are also exported via the Volga River and the Caspian Sea.

"Strikes on the enemy's oil refining infrastructure reduce its economic and logistical capabilities to wage war against Ukraine," the statement said.

Background:

• Earlier, reports emerged of a fire at the oil refinery in Syzran amid warnings of a "drone threat".
• On 19 May and on the night of 19-20 May, Ukrainian defence forces struck a number of important Russian military-linked facilities, including a Lukoil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously stated that he had approved plans for long-range strikes against Russia in June.

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