An accurate strike on a strategic object
That night. The Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted a precision strike on the Saratov oil refinery, which provided fuel to Russian army units.
About. reported General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the morning report.
“Last night, our military attacked the Saratov oil refinery, which supplied the needs of the occupiers,” the statement said.
One of Russia's oldest refineries shut down
The Saratov Oil Refinery is one of the the oldest in russia. His refining capacity was about 4.8 million tonnes of oil per year.
After the strike, the company completely stopped working, sources in Russian Telegram channels report.
The plant played a key role in supply of fuel for military units of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation.
Consequences of the attack
According to preliminary data, the refinery's territory a large-scale fire broke out, The fire was extinguished for more than 10 hours.
The Russian authorities have traditionally does not recognise the scale of the destruction, but local residents report that Powerful explosions and fire visible for several tens of kilometres.
This is already The third successful strike against Russian oil refineries over the past week - earlier explosions were recorded in Bryansk and Rostov regions.
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