Source: Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery 1,500 kilometers from bor

Details: Written by: Kateryna Hodunova; 09.May; Hits: 153

A long-range drone operated by Ukraine's State Security Service (SBU) attacked an oil refinery, Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, in Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan on May 9, an SBU source told the Kyiv Independent.For the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine attacked facilities in Bashkortostan, some 1,500 kilometers from the country's border, according to the source.

The Kyiv Independent

The Kyiv Independent is Ukraine’s fastest-growing English-language media outlet, created in November 2021, just three months before the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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In April, Ukraine hit production facilities in Russia's Tatarstan Republic, 1,300 kilometers away from the state border.Gazprom Naftokhim Salavat is one of the largest oil refining and petrochemical production complexes in Russia. It specializes in the production of gasoline, diesel fuel, and other types of petroleum products.The drone attack damaged an oil catalytic cracking unit of the refinery. Subscribe to newsletter War Notes Subscribe

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