To protect against attacks: in Russia, an oil company installed anti-drone nets at its factories

In Russia, an oil company installed anti-drone nets at their factories/Collage 24 Channel (Illustrative photo)

A Russian mining company installed anti-drone nets to protect key facilities at their oil refineries to protect themselves from possible Ukrainian attacks. We are talking about the Russian oil producer Bashneft.

This was stated by the head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov.

Russian defense against attacks on oil refineries

The official said that negotiations are now underway with the Russian Ministry of Defense about improving safety at such plants. In addition to protective nets, local authorities announced a “number of solutions” to ensure the safety of the refinery, however, he did not disclose details.

“Bashneft” is controlled by Russia's largest oil producer, Rosneft, and has several oil refineries in the region that are important to the country's energy sector.

As the publication writes, Russian companies that sell safety nets show on their websites large metal nets that almost completely cover refinery buildings on all sides and are held in place by mooring lines attached to metal stakes in the ground.

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