Ukrainian missiles and drones hit oil refinery and military plant in Russia's Cheboksary – video
Ukrainian forces struck a military plant in Russia's Cheboksary with missiles and drones, as well as the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast.
Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Unmanned Systems Forces; General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Quote from Zelenskyy: "In particular, last night Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingos struck a military plant in Cheboksary that supplies the occupier's army with components for drones and missiles. I thank the Armed Forces of Ukraine for their precision!
The Kuibyshev oil refinery in the Samara Oblast was also hit last night. The distance from the frontline is more than 900 kilometers. I am grateful to the warriors of the Special Operations Forces, the Unmanned Systems Forces and Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. The entirely just responses of the Security Service of Ukraine also reached two oil infrastructure facilities in the Vladimir Oblast, at a distance of 700 kilometers."
Details: The Unmanned Systems Forces reported that the Kuibyshev refinery has a processing capacity of seven million tonnes of oil per year, accounting for approximately 2.5% of Russia's total output. "As a result of Deep Strike drone strikes, explosions occurred and a fire broke out on the refinery's territory. The detailed consequences of the strike are being assessed."
Ukraine's General Staff also reported on the night's strikes.
"A strike has been carried out on the VNIIR-Progress plant in the city of Cheboksary in the Chuvash Republic of the Russian Federation. The strike on the target and a fire on the facility's territory have been confirmed...
The plant is one of the key producers of navigation equipment for Russia's precision weapons. It manufactures satellite navigation receivers and Kometa-type antennas used in Shahed (Geran-2) attack drones, Kalibr cruise missiles, Iskander-M operational-tactical missile systems and unified gliding and correction modules," the General Staff reported.
The military also stated that a shadow fleet tanker, WEST Horizon, was struck in the Black Sea overnight. "A strike on the vessel's propeller-rudder group has been confirmed," the statement reads.
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