Russian Syzran refinery shut down after Ukrainian drone attack
The Syzran Oil Refinery stopped refining oil after a Ukrainian UAV strike on 5 December. This is reported by the agency Reuters with reference to sources in the energy industry.
Details of the attack
According to the agency's interlocutors, the drones hit a primary oil processing unit CDU-6 - a key facility at the refinery. This particular unit had already been hit in August and required about two weeks of repairs.
Consequences and extent of damage
According to one source, the current damage may be more significant.
Repairs can take up to about a month, This effectively halts the refinery's operations for that period. It is CDU-6 that is responsible for the first stage of crude oil conversion, so its failure blocks the entire technological process.
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