Drones attacked oil refinery in Saratov
According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Russian service of the BBC.
“Air defense forces eliminated the UAV. There is damage to an industrial enterprise in Saratov. Operational services are working in the places where the wreckage may have fallen,” Saratov Region Governor Roman Busargin wrote on social media.
The last time drones attacked the Saratov refinery was in mid-January. Back then, tanks in the oil storage facility caught fire.
A week before, Ukrainian drones struck an oil depot on the opposite bank of the Volga River, in Engels, where a strategic bomber base is located.
The head of the National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko, confirmed the attack on the oil refinery in Saratov.
As reported by Ukrinform, on the night of February 8, at least three Russian regions were damaged by drone attacks in residential buildings and businesses.
“The Saratov oil refinery was attacked. This is not the first attack. Saratov Oil Refinery is one of the key facilities of the Russian fuel infrastructure. Its refining capacity reaches 7 million tons of oil per year,” he said.
According to him, the plant plays an important role in supplying the Russian army with fuel.
“Back during World War II, it was critical for military logistics, and today it remains an important element of fuel supply,” he said.
As reported by Ukrinform, on the night of February 8, at least three Russian regions were damaged by drone attacks in residential buildings and businesses.
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