Ukraine's General Staff confirms strike on oil refinery in Russia's Orsk

Ukraine's General Staff has reported that units from the Ukrainian defence forces struck the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in Russia's Orenburg Oblast on the night of 10-11 August.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Details: A fire was recorded at the refinery following the strike. "The extent of the damage is being assessed," the General Staff said.

For reference: Orsknefteorgsintez is one of the largest oil refineries in Orenburg Oblast and an important facility in Russia's fuel and energy sector.

The refinery has a processing capacity of around 6 million tonnes of oil per year. It produces petrol, diesel and aviation fuel, fuel oil, bitumen and other petroleum products.

Background: Earlier, Russian authorities, propagandists and local social media channels reported that a fire had broken out at a Rosneft oil refinery in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia's Khabarovsk Krai on 11 August. A refinery also caught fire in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, after reports of a drone attack and explosions in the area.

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