On Thursday, April 30, explosions were heard in the Russian city of Perm. Videos began spreading online showing a large white pillar of smoke resembling a mushroom. This was reported by UNN with reference to Russian "media."
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According to local "media" and Telegram channels, an atmospheric-vacuum oil distillation unit caught fire. Ukrainian journalist Denys Kazanskyi noted: this is not just a fuel tank, but critical equipment, the destruction of which will impact production.
According to Governor Dmitry Makhonin, there are no casualties or significant destruction. There is no threat to the lives or health of residents, and there is no chemical hazard.
In addition, an evacuation of school students in the city's industrial district has been announced. Classes have also been canceled at local higher education institutions: PSU and the branch of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.
Later, Petro Andriushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, reported another explosion: this time at the LUKOIL-Permnefteorgsintez plant. This is one of Russia's largest oil refineries—its design capacity for oil refining is 13.1 million tons per year, liquid hydrocarbon processing is 1.7 million tons per year, and associated petroleum gas processing is 1.46 billion m³ per year.
This plant is located more than 1,000 km from the Ukrainian border.
Recall
In the Russian city of Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod region, smoke was recorded in the area of an explosives plant following a drone attack.