Drone Attack Sparks Fire at Key Unit of Ufa’s Bashneft-Novoil Refinery
OSINT analysts said the blaze engulfed the refinery’s L-35 catalytic reforming unit, a key gasoline component, after a drone strike.
- On Saturday, Oct. 31, a drone attack triggered a fire at the Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Ufa, Bashkortostan, with open-source intelligence confirming an aerial impact ignited the facility.
- The plant operates within a northern industrial zone containing three refineries—Bashneft-Novoil, Bashneft-UNPZ, and Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim—with a combined processing capacity of approximately 23.5 million metric tons annually.
- Preliminary reports indicate the strike damaged the L-35 catalytic reforming unit, essential for producing high-octane gasoline components, at a facility approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian frontier.
- Rosaviatsiya suspended operations at Ufa International Airport after local authorities declared a drone threat at approximately 5:40 a.m., while regional airports in Kazan and Samara faced precautionary flight restrictions.
- Following an attack 24 hours earlier on the Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery, this strike resumes operations reportedly paused after pressure from President Donald Trump urging President Volodymyr Zelensky to limit energy infrastructure attacks.
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Drone attack sparks fire at key unit of Ufa’s Bashneft-Novoil refinery
A fire broke out at the Bashneft-Novoil oil refinery in Ufa following a drone attack. ASTRA reported the incident after analyzing photos from eyewitnesses on Saturday, October 31. OSINT analysis indicated that a key oil refining installation at the plant had caught fire. The blaze affected the L-35 catalytic reforming unit. This installation is a crucial component of the technological process at any major oil refinery. The plant is responsible f…
The Bashneft-Novoil plant in Ufá was hit in the framework of a renewed offensive against the country’s energy sector
Another Blow to Russia’s Oil Industry as Drones Set Major Refinery Ablaze
A drone attack reportedly triggered a fire at Russia’s Bashneft-Novoil oil refinery in Ufa, Bashkortostan, on October 31, with preliminary reports indicating damage to a key gasoline production unit.
A key L-35 catalytic transformer set-up occurred at the plant, and OSINT analysis shows.
In Russian Ufa (the capital of Bashkortostan), as a result of an UAV attack, the oil refinery “Bashneft-Novoyl” burns.
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