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Drone blow to Russia's raw material. The refinery has suspended oil intake

2025-08-15 20:32, act. 2025-08-15 20:51

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The Łukoil refinery in Volgograd suspended the intake of oil after one of the last attacks of Ukrainian drones, “Bloomberg agency said on Friday, citing the information of a person familiar with the case.

Drone blow to Russia's raw material. The refinery has suspended oil intake
Drone blow to Russia's raw material. The refinery has suspended oil intake
photo: Leonardo Fernandez Viloria / / Reuters / Forum

The falling fragments of the unmanned aircraft led to the fire and leaks of kerosene products on Thursday in the refinery belonging to the 10 largest in Russia. It took about 19 hours to extinguish the fire, according to the regional administration.

Ukraine has intensified attacks on Russian energy infrastructure over the past week.

The refinery in Volgograd, which was attacked several times at the beginning of this year, can process up to 300,000. oil barrels a day.

The Moscow Times portal pointed out that over the past two weeks, Ukrainian attacks have affected at least seven refineries. As a result, work was suspended in the shot refineries in Saratów, in Nowokujbyszewsk and Riazania. The Reuters agency reported that Nowokujbyszewska and the Ryazan refinery will take a month. (PAP)

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