US EditionUkrainian drones strike a major Russian gas plant
- On Sunday, Ukrainian drones attacked the Orenburg gas processing plant, damaging part and causing a workshop fire, while governor Yevgeny Solntsev said no employees were hurt.
- Since August, Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian energy infrastructure to disrupt petrol supplies and deprive Moscow of funding, with no immediate comment on the Orenburg strike.
- The Orenburg facility is part of a gas chemical complex that includes Gazprom production sites with an annual capacity of 45 billion cubic metres and processes condensate from the Orenburg oil and gas condensate field and Kazakhstan's Karachaganak field.
- Russia's Defence Ministry said its air defences shot down 45 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 12 over Samara, 11 over Saratov and one over Orenburg, while Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, governor of Samara region, said the local airport and mobile internet services were temporarily suspended.
- The incident fits a pattern of escalating attacks on Russian energy sites as Ukraine has previously tried to strike a Samara-region oil refinery amid diplomatic strain involving Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
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Drone Attack on Russian Gas Plant Forces Cut to Kazakh Oil Production
A Ukrainian drone attack on the Orenburg gas plant in Russia has led Kazakhstan to cut production at its Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field by 25% to 30%. This plant, one of the largest gas processing facilities, had to stop taking gas from Kazakhstan after the attack. Ukraine confirmed targeting both the gas plant […] The post Drone Attack on Russian Gas Plant Forces Cut to Kazakh Oil Production appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.
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Ukrainian Drone Strikes Shut Down Major Russian Gas Plant
Ukrainian drone strikes crippled a major Russian gas-processing plant in Orenburg on October 19, causing massive fires. It's the largest facility of its kind in the world and had to suspend gas intake from Kazakhstan. A second strike on a Novokuibyshevsk oil facility also set off a major blaze.
Ukrainian drone attacks hit a gas factory in the Russian region of Orenburg. The attacks led to the stop of gas supplies from Kazakhstan.
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