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A refinery belonging to the Bașneft oil company caught fire in the Russian Republic of Baskiria, on the Volga river, following a drone attack, officials quoted by AFP, Reuters and DPA announced on Saturday, quoted by Agerpres.
According to the regional governor Radii Habirov, the refinery, one of the largest in Russia, was targeted by at least two drones, one of whom fell inside.
“The production facility was slightly damaged and a fire broke out, which is currently extinguished,” he noted, specifying that they are not victims.
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Drone attacks on Russian oil installations have become an ordinary feature of the Ukraine's defense strategy, meant to disrupt military fuel supply and cut a key source for the financing of the war.
A recent change, however, is that such attacks take place during the day and in the depths of the Russian territory. Bashkiria, or the Bashkortostan Republic, is about 900 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
