The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the strike on a number of strategic military and military-economic facilities on the territory of Russia on the night of July 14. The long-range Fait Point drones hit the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refining complex, the Afipsky oil refinery, the ship transshipment area near Gelendzhik, five tankers, five dry cargo ships, a harbor tug in the Sea of Azov, as well as an ammunition depot in Donetsk and a logistics hub in Luhansk, reports UNN.
"The oil refining complex 'Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat' in the Republic of Bashkortostan of the Russian Federation was struck. A hit on the facility was recorded, followed by a fire on the territory of the enterprise. The extent of the damage and the results of the strike are being clarified," the General Staff reports.
The military command emphasized that Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat is one of the largest oil refining and petrochemical complexes in Russia. Its design capacity is about 10 million tons of oil per year. The enterprise produces gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel, lubricants and other products used to support the economy and military machine of the aggressor state.
Even before the official announcement from the General Staff, details of the night operation were published by the advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Serhiy Sternenko. In addition, the Afipsky refinery, one of the largest oil refining enterprises in southern Russia with a design capacity of 6.25 million tons of oil per year, was hit by a repeated strike. Also, after the explosions, a fire was reported in the area of the airfield in Gelendzhik.
After information about the results of the night operation appeared, the chief designer and co-owner of Fire Point, Denys Shtilerman, published a characteristic post on social network X, which indicates the use of long-range strike systems produced by the defense company during the attack.
Reminder
Bloomberg agency reported that as a result of systematic Ukrainian strikes, the volume of oil refining in Russia fell to 3.91 million barrels per day – the lowest level since March 2005. According to the publication's calculations, in the last 100 days alone, Ukraine has carried out about 50 strikes on Russian oil refining enterprises, hitting at least 24 of the country's 34 largest refineries. The consequences of the attacks include fuel shortages, multi-hour queues at gas stations, and restrictions on the export of petroleum products.