VIDEO Powerful hit by Ukrainian drones in the depths of Russia, 1,400 kilometers of border / a fire broke out after the attack
Ukraine has intensified its drone attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure since the beginning of August, in an attempt to prevent Moscow's war efforts and reduce Kremlin's income, writes Reuters.
Two Ukrainian drones attacked the Gazprom Neptekhim Salavat oil and petrochemical complex, one of the largest in Russia, located in Bașchiria, said Radi Khabirov, the regional chief on his Telegram channel.
“We evaluate the extent of the damages. At present, we extinguish the fire. All the (emergency) services are on the spot,” Khabirov said.
He said that there were no victims and that the security forces of the complex opened the fire on the drones.
The same complex was also attacked by Ukraine in May 2024.
Russian Media Report that Drones Attack the Gazprom Neftekhim Petrochemical Complex in Salavat, Bashkortostan, Russia.
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Last week, Ukrainian drones also attacked an oil refinery in UFA, the regional capital of the basement, located about 1,400 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
The Ukrainian army also announced on Thursday that it had hit a oil refinery over the Volgograd region overnight.
The Ukrainian special forces claim that the Volgograd's oil refinery has interrupted its activity, citing preliminary information in a post on the Telegram Messenger application.
Ukrainian campaign
Ukraine has intensified its drone attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure since the beginning of August, as it became more and more frustrated by the direction of peace negotiations, which, according to the Kremlin, were actually suspended.
Last days, Reuters reported that the Russian monopoly of Transneft oil pipelines has warned the producing companies that they may have to reduce their production as a result of the attacks.
Attacks could force Russia, which holds a 9% quota in terms of world oil production, eventually reduces production, said the two sources and a third source familiar with oil pumping operations.
In a statement published on his website, Transneft described Reuters's news as “false” and part of the “Information War” of the West against Russia.
“The emergence of such false news with reference to some anonymous sources in the Russian fuel and energy complex causes damage to the Pao Transneft image,” Transneoft said in his statement.
“This can only be caused by attempts to destabilize the situation during the information war triggered by the West against the Russian Federation,” the company added.
The main source of Russia's financing
Petroleum and natural gas revenues have been between one third and a half of the total revenues of Russia's federal budget in the last decade, making this sector the most important source of government funding.
Ukrainian drones hit at least 10 refineries-reducing Russia's refining capacity with almost a fifth at one time-and damaged the main ports in the Baltic Sea, Ust-Luga and Primorsk, Ukrainian military officials and sources of the Russian industry said.
The Russian authorities have not publicly commented on the extent of the damages or their impact on production and exports.
However, Transneoft, which manages over 80% of the total oil extracted in Russia, has restricted in recent days the ability of oil companies to store crude oil, two sources from the industry close to Russian oil companies told Reuters.
Transneft also warned the producers that they may have to accept less oil if the infrastructure suffers additional damages, the two sources said.
