Ukrainian drone attacks over the past two days have shut down three oil refineries in Russia. These facilities account for about 12% of the oil refining capacity of the aggressor country.
This is reported by Bloomberg.
The strikes are aimed at preventing Russian exports of petroleum products and fuel supplies for the Russian army.
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In particular, the Rosneft oil refinery in Ryazan, the Novoshakhtinsky oil refinery and the Lukoil plant in the Nizhny Novgorod region were attacked.
The material indicates that since the beginning of this year, Ukraine has been using drones to target important Russian oil facilities from the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea.
A flurry of attacks in February hit almost a fifth of Russia's crude oil processing capacity, but the industry was already recovering in early March.
— The attacks highlight how the invasion of Ukraine, which was supposed to last several days, is instead leading to increased danger for ordinary Russians living in border regions. This sharply contradicts the Kremlin's statements that Putin is the guarantor of the country's security, — adds Bloomberg.
Strikes on Russian oil refineries
On the night of March 13, the SBU attacked three oil refineries with drones — in Ryazan, Kstovo (Nizhny Novgorod region) and Kirishi (Leningrad region).
ICTV Fact Source noted that these strikes — continuation of a series of special operations against enemy refineries, which the Security Service had previously begun.
