Ukraine claims to have struck Russian oil refineries from Saratov and Novokouikhevsk
The staff of the Ukrainian armed forces said on Saturday on social networks on Saturday, having struck two Russian oil refineries on the night of Friday to Saturday: that of Saratov (southwest of Russia) and that of Novokouïbychevsk, in the oblast of Samara (southwest of Russia). “All the facilities concerned participate in the supply of the Russian armed forces”writes the staff.
And Saratov, “Explosions and large -scale fires have been confirmed in the target area”he specifies. Videos published on Telegram by residents seem to show a drone striking the refinery, causing an important explosion. Telegram Russian channels have published images and videos of the fire seen from the city.
The governor of Saratov Oblast, Roman Boussarguine, said that a Saratov residential building had been damaged in the city during an attack by Ukrainian drones, making an injured, without mentioning the attack reported against the refinery.
The Saratov refinery, located some 600 kilometers east of the front line in Ukraine, produces more than 20 types of petroleum products, in particular petrol, diesel, mazout, bitumen … According to the Ukrainian staff, this installation, the volume of treatment of which amounted to 4.8 million metric tonnes in 2023, contributed to the supply of the Russian army. The refinery had already been targeted by kyiv on Tuesday.
As for the refinery of Novokouïbychevsk, which is more than 900 kilometers from the border, the staff reports “Explosions and fires on the site”. For its part, Russia has not mentioned damage, but the Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that it had intercepted 15 drones above the Samara Oblast.
These attacks arise as kyiv intensifies his campaign against Russian oil and gas infrastructure, an essential source of income for Moscow in the war between Ukraine, recalls the daily The Kyiv Independent.
