Russian-Ukrainian War: Ukraine again attacks refineries in Russia with drones

Ukraine has attacked refineries in two Russian regions near the Volga with drones. The city of Volgograd was shot at night, said Governor Andrej Botscharov. According to him, there were only less damage to some houses due to falling drone debris.

The Ukrainian military, on the other hand, speaks of a goal in the refinery there. “According to preliminary information, the work of the refinery was stopped,” said the special forces of the Ukrainian army at Telegram. The information cannot be checked independently.

The refinery in Volgograd is considered one of the largest oil processing plants in Russia and has already been damaged in attacks in the past. She also produces fuel for the Russian army, it was said to justify the attacks from Kyiv.

Baschkortostan also attacked

There was another attack in the morning to the neighboring Bashkortostan region. In the city of Salawat, a chemical company belonging to Gazprom had been hit by two drones, the head of the region, Radi Chabirow, confirmed the attack. “At the moment we delete the fire, all emergency services are on site,” the dead and injuries did not exist, he wrote on Telegram. The extent of the damage still has to be checked.

According to its own, the Russian military intercepted 43 Ukrainian drones on Thursday night, including almost a dozen in the Volgograd area.

Beats against the oil industry

Russia has been war on war in Ukraine for more than three and a half years. To defend the invasion, Ukraine attacks oil systems in Russia. On the one hand, this is intended to interrupt the fuel supply of the Russian military, and on the other hand, Moscow the financing of the war is made more difficult. The extent of the Ukrainian attacks stands in no relation to the destruction, which Russia does with his war in Ukraine.