Drone strike on the oil pumping station Vtorovo: what was damaged in the Russian Federation

According to glavcom.ua: Drone forces struck an oil pumping station in the Vladimir region of Russia on the night of September 7. According to the commander of the UAV forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Robert 'Madyar' Brovda, the station 'Vtorovo', owned by Transneft (Penki, Vladimir region, Russia), provides oil pumping to the Moscow Ring Oil Product Pipeline.

«NPS 'Vtorovo', Transneft (Penki, Vladimir region, Russia) has been somewhat damaged. The oil pumping station, which pumps (pumped) diesel fuel to the MKNOPP (Moscow Ring Oil Product Pipeline)», the message states.

Fire at the oil refinery in Russia

On the same night, a fire broke out at the Ilysk oil refinery in the Krasnodar Krai of Russia after a drone attack. Preliminary data suggest that the UAVs attacked the facility, resulting in a fire and damage to production areas.

Ukrainian forces conducted strikes on a number of important military and oil facilities in Russia on the night of September 7. The aim of the operation was to reduce the combat potential of the enemy and complicate its logistics.

The Russian Federation has enough oil reserves for 25 years considering its current welfare indicators.

Ukrainian drone systems struck the oil pumping station in Russia, as well as the oil refinery and other military and oil facilities. These actions were aimed at reducing the combat potential of the enemy and complicating its logistics. The situation shows growing tensions between the countries and the risks of military conflict in the region.