Ukraine strikes Novokuibyshevsk refinery and destroys Su-24M aircraft in Russian-occupied Crimea – video

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukrainian units struck the Novokuibyshevsk refinery and a logistics hub in Russia's Samara Oblast over the past 24 hours. The destruction of a Russian Su-24M aircraft at Saky airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea has also been confirmed.

Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter); General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Details: Zelenskyy said the Novokuibyshevsk refinery is located around a thousand kilometres from the front line and generates export revenue for Russia that is used to fund the war.

The General Staff also confirmed the strike on the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery on the night of 21-22 August and reported that a fire broke out at the facility. The plant has a capacity of around 8.8 million tonnes of oil per year and produces, among other things, motor and aviation fuel as well as diesel.

Zelenskyy also reported about the use of Ukrainian assets in the waters of the Black Sea, without providing further details.

In addition, the results of previous strikes confirmed the destruction of a Su-24M aircraft and four pieces of airfield equipment at Saky airfield.

In Russia's Bryansk Oblast, Zelenskyy said, signal repeaters used to control drones were destroyed.

Separately, the General Staff reported that, following additional analysis, damage has been confirmed as a result of the strike on 20 August near Primorsko-Akhtarsk airfield in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, hitting one Niobium radar station and 18 storage buildings used for housing drones.

Background:

• On 12 August, Ukraine's defence forces attacked military facilities belonging to Russian forces in temporarily occupied Crimea and struck the control tower at Saky airfield.
• On the night of 21-22 August, a fire broke out at the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast as a result of a drone attack.

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