Ukrainian drones hit Russia's largest refinery, in one of deepest strikes yet
Ukraine said the strike set fire to critical processing equipment at Russia’s largest refinery, which processes more than 22 million tons of crude a year.
- On Monday, Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Omsk Oil Refinery, the country's largest, in what Kyiv's military confirmed as one of the longest-ranged strikes since the full-scale invasion began.
- The refinery processes around 23 million metric tons of oil annually and accounts for about 10% of Russia's total refining capacity, supplying a significant share of domestic gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel.
- Modernized FP-1 unmanned aerial vehicles hit the ELOU-AVT-11 primary crude oil processing unit, which Special Operations Forces described as the plant's 'most important installation.'
- Omsk Region Governor Vitaly Khotsenko acknowledged that drones reached the northern industrial hub, stating that emergency services were dealing with the aftermath.
- This attack marks the last of Russia's 11 largest gasoline producers to be targeted, as Ukraine's escalating campaign against refineries has caused fuel shortages across the country's 11 time zones.
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On Monday, 6 July, the Ukrainian military announced its drones had hit Russia’s largest oil refinery, which is located in the city of Omsk. This city is in the western region of Siberia, which makes this one of the deepest attacks on Russian territory since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. NASA satellites also recorded multiple heat plumes indicating intense fires at the facility on Monday evening. Ukraine’s Special Operation…
Ukraine Strikes Oil Refinery Deep in Siberia
“Ukrainian drones struck a major oil refinery in the city of Omsk in western Siberia, in what appears to be one of Kyiv’s deepest attacks on Russian territory since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine,” CNBC reports.
After a violent Russian attack on Kiev that claimed more than a dozen lives and injured many more, Ukraine struck back. This time, the target was a Russian oil refinery in Omsk, marking one of the longest Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory since the start of the war. The attack caused a fire, but there were no casualties. In addition, more than 430 drones were launched towards Moscow, most of which were shot down by air defenses.
It may be the longest-range strike of the war to date, some 2,700 kilometers from Ukrainian territory.
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