More Russian Oil Refineries Are Attacked by Ukrainian Drones
Source: Bloomberg
March 16, 2024 at 4:08 AM EDT
Updated on March 16, 2024 at 10:28 AM EDT
More Russian oil refineries were attacked by drones on Saturday, the latest in a series of strikes on energy facilities, many of them deep within Russia. The strikes were targeted at plants in Russia’s Samara region, more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
A petroleum product processing unit caught fire on the territory of the Rosneft PJSC oil refinery in Syzran, RIA Novosti reported, citing Dmitry Azarov, the region’s governor. The plant’s design capacity is 8.5 million barrels per year or about 170,000 barrels per day. An attempt to strike a second refinery in Novokuibyshevsk was thwarted, the governor said.
Ukraine targeted a third plant in the region overnight, the large Kuibyshev refinery, according to a person familiar with the operation who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly.
The extent of any damage was unclear, and Russian officials have made no reference to the Kuibyshev facility. Ukraine has unleashed a flurry of attacks on Russian oil processing facilities ahead of elections that will hand Vladimir Putin a fifth presidential term. Voting ends Sunday.
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