The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the strikes on two oil refineries, a deployment point of the enemy's missile brigade, and a petroleum products transshipment terminal in temporarily occupied Crimea, reports UNN.
On the night of July 6, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine again struck the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl (Yaroslavl region, Russia). Explosions were recorded in the target area and smoke was observed on the enterprise's territory
The Yaroslavl oil refinery (Slavneft-YANOS), as noted, is one of the largest oil refining enterprises in the Russian Federation. The design capacity of the enterprise is 15 million tons of oil per year. The plant produces motor gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel, lubricants, and other products used, in particular, to support the military logistics of the aggressor state.
Among other targets, the NOVATEK-Ust-Luga oil refinery (town of Slobodka) and the permanent deployment point of the enemy's 26th missile brigade in the area of Luga (Leningrad region, Russia) were struck
The General Staff also stated:
Also struck was the light petroleum products transshipment terminal 'TES-Terminal-1' in Kerch
The 'TES-Terminal-1' terminal, as reported, is one of the largest complexes for storage and transshipment of light petroleum products in Crimea. The enterprise's tank farm provides reception, storage, and dispatch of gasoline, diesel fuel, and other petroleum products, including for the needs of occupation forces in the southern regions of Ukraine.
"Furthermore, a railway overpass was struck in the area of Dovzhansk, Luhansk region, which the enemy uses to transfer personnel, weapons, ammunition, and materiel. Also hit were an enemy UAV warehouse in the area of Chervonopopivka and a concentration of military equipment near Pysarivka, Luhansk region," the General Staff statement said.
The extent of the damage is being determined.
Let us add
In recent months, Ukrainian Defense Forces have been systematically striking Russian oil refining facilities. Such enterprises are an important component of the Russian Federation's military-industrial complex, as they provide fuel production for aviation, armored vehicles, and other units of the Russian troops.
In June, the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out over 20 long-range strikes on targets in Russia, including seven oil refineries, two oil depots, a shadow fleet tanker, two ports, and two space communications centers. Additionally, missiles struck two military-industrial complex enterprises of the Russian Federation in Voronezh and Volgograd.
One such attack occurred on the night of June 18. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed strikes on the Moscow oil refinery and targets in the Rostov region. He thanked the SSO soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for operations deep in Russian territory using modernized FP-1 drones and stated that "the plan of long-range sanctions is being implemented," details of the president's statement.
Footage appeared online of Ukrainian FP-1 drones over the Russian capital, which, according to reports, the Pantsir air defense system attempted to shoot down. This is the second strike on the Moscow oil refinery.
Earlier, on June 16, drone attacks on oil facilities were recorded in the Moscow region and Krasnodar Krai, Russia, drone strikes on Russian oil facilities. Videos of strike drones FP-1 flying over Moscow were also published online.
Analysts note that the struck oil refinery is located approximately 15 kilometers from the Kremlin. After the attacks, the enterprise, according to estimates, may be out of operation for at least six months.
Also in Russia, a drone attack on the Tyumen oil refinery was reported, drones attacked the Tyumen oil refinery. Ukrainian drones also struck the infrastructure of the Kavkaz seaport in Krasnodar Krai, strike on the Kavkaz port and oil depot.
Additionally, the Nizhny Novgorod oil refinery (NORSI plant) suspended operations indefinitely after the Ukrainian attack, NORSI oil refinery shutdown.
On the night of July 2, in addition to the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Kstovo, Ukrainian military also struck the Starolikeyevo linear production and dispatch station (LPDS).
After a series of strikes on Russian refineries, fuel problems began to escalate in Russia, in particular, restrictions on gasoline sales are expanding in some regions, fuel crisis in the Russian Federation.