The Reuters agency reported on the night attack on the largest oil refinery in the Kaluga region, southwest of Moscow, with reference to Ria Novosti. The fire at the Pěrvyj zavod refinery consumed four diesel tanks this time.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down five Ukrainian drones over the Moscow, Bryansk and Belgorod regions.
Witnesses from the location, referred to by the Baza telegram channel, heard the noise of drones, then explosions were heard and a fire broke out in the Pěrvyy zavod refinery. The attack was later confirmed by the governor of the Kaluga region, Vladislav Šapša. According to the information so far, nothing has happened to anyone.
This is already the second hit of the same place. The Ukrainians first announced the attack on March 15.
The Ukrainians are sending drones into Russian territory to an ever-increasing extent, and they are mainly focusing on oil refineries. On Thursday, one of the drones flew as far as 1,500 kilometers away in Bashkirk, the first strike so deep into Russian territory since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine.
The Politico website reported in early May that a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries deep in Russia had reached the unthinkable – the world’s largest oil nation is running out of gasoline.
At the same time, he pointed out that the prices of diesel and benzene for Russian consumers are skyrocketing. As a result of the Ukrainian attacks, Moscow has cut fuel exports to near historic lows, according to the website.
Unthinkable, Russia is running out of gasoline, writes Politico
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Unthinkable, Russia is running out of gasoline, writes Politico
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