The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) carried out a drone strike on the oil refinery "Gazprom Naftokhim Salavat" in Bashkortostan. The attack occurred 1400 km from the Ukrainian border. This resulted in a fire at the facility, reports "Glavkom" citing sources within the SBU.
According to the information, the drones damaged the ELOU-AVT-4 unit, which is considered the "heart" of the refinery. This unit cleans oil and processes it into gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, and fuel oil. Local sources confirmed the fact of the attack, and a fire broke out on the complex's territory, producing black smoke.
A source in the SBU notes that these strikes have halted the flow of oil dollars to the Russian military budget. Each impactful strike on Russian oil refineries weakens the aggressor's ability to wage war against Ukraine. There are no longer safe regions for the enemy..
Today, an attack was recorded on the "Gazprom" petrochemical complex in Salavat. According to the head of the Bashkortostan administration, Radiy Khabirov, the facility caught fire, but there are no casualties or injured. The security services attempted to destroy the drones that carried out the attack, but the extent of the damage is still being assessed.
Summary of the news: The SBU struck at the Russian petrochemical complex from a long distance, causing a fire at the factory. The attack resulted in significant material losses and halted the flow of oil dollars to Russia, weakening its ability to conduct military actions against Ukraine.