KYIV: Two Ukrainian assault drones struck the biggest oil refinery in southern Russia on Saturday, a supply in Kyiv instructed Reuters, detailing the most recent in a collection of long-range assaults on Russian oil amenities.
Native authorities in Russia mentioned earlier {that a} hearth had been extinguished on the Volgograd refinery following a drone assault. Oil producer Lukoil, which owns the refinery, later mentioned the plant was working as regular.
The Kyiv supply mentioned the operation by the SBU safety service struck the first processing facility, with out which the refinery might lose important manufacturing capability.
Ukrainian officers seldom take duty publicly for deep strike assaults on Russian territory.
The Volgograd refinery is the most recent in a collection of amenities to be focused by drones. Kyiv sees such infrastructure as vital for the Kremlin’s battle effort.
The supply instructed Reuters such drone assaults would proceed.
“By hitting oil refineries working for the Russian military-industrial advanced, we not solely lower off the logistics of gas provides for enemy tools, but in addition cut back funds into the Russian price range,” the supply mentioned.
The gap between the northeastern Ukrainian metropolis of Kharkiv close to the Russian border and the southern Russian metropolis of Volgograd is greater than 600km.
Russia has been conducting common long-range missile strikes on targets in Ukraine for the reason that starting of its full-scale invasion, prompting Kyiv to scramble for tactics to shut the hole on Moscow’s extra superior army know-how.
Ukraine has sought to spur innovation in drone know-how and to help the manufacturing of long-range drones to permit it to strike again.
Native authorities in Russia mentioned earlier {that a} hearth had been extinguished on the Volgograd refinery following a drone assault. Oil producer Lukoil, which owns the refinery, later mentioned the plant was working as regular.
The Kyiv supply mentioned the operation by the SBU safety service struck the first processing facility, with out which the refinery might lose important manufacturing capability.
Ukrainian officers seldom take duty publicly for deep strike assaults on Russian territory.
The Volgograd refinery is the most recent in a collection of amenities to be focused by drones. Kyiv sees such infrastructure as vital for the Kremlin’s battle effort.
The supply instructed Reuters such drone assaults would proceed.
“By hitting oil refineries working for the Russian military-industrial advanced, we not solely lower off the logistics of gas provides for enemy tools, but in addition cut back funds into the Russian price range,” the supply mentioned.
The gap between the northeastern Ukrainian metropolis of Kharkiv close to the Russian border and the southern Russian metropolis of Volgograd is greater than 600km.
Russia has been conducting common long-range missile strikes on targets in Ukraine for the reason that starting of its full-scale invasion, prompting Kyiv to scramble for tactics to shut the hole on Moscow’s extra superior army know-how.
Ukraine has sought to spur innovation in drone know-how and to help the manufacturing of long-range drones to permit it to strike again.
