General Staff confirmed the strike on a railway bridge used by the occupiers and the oil refinery in Kstovo
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The Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Kstovo and a railway bridge in the Luhansk region. A fire was recorded on the territory of the enterprise and damage to other enemy objects.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the strike on the oil refinery in Kstovo, the railway bridge, and other enemy targets, reports UNN.
On the night of July 2, as part of reducing the military-economic potential of the Russian aggressor, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the oil refinery "Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez" in Kstovo (Nizhny Novgorod region, russia). A hit on the facility was recorded with a subsequent fire on the territory of the enterprise. According to preliminary information, the AVT-6 primary oil refining unit was struck
The extent of the damage is being clarified.
The "Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez" oil refinery, as stated, is one of the largest oil refining enterprises of the Russian Federation. The design capacity of the plant is about 17 million tons of oil per year.
The enterprise produces motor gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel, lubricants, and other products used, in particular, to meet the needs of the armed forces of the aggressor state.
"In addition, a railway bridge over the Siverskyi Donets River in the area of Stanytsia Luhanska was struck. The facility is used by the enemy for military logistics and the transfer of personnel, weapons, and material and technical means," the General Staff indicated.
According to the General Staff, "also struck was an enemy unmanned aerial vehicle warehouse in the area of Kamianka, Zaporizhzhia region," "an enemy command observation post in the area of Vilshana, Kharkiv region."
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In June, the Defense Forces of Ukraine delivered more than 20 long-range strikes on targets on the territory of russia, including on seven oil refineries, two oil depots, a shadow fleet tanker, two ports, and two space communication centers. In addition, missiles struck two enterprises of the russian military-industrial complex 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 inside 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 tried to shoot down. This is the second strike on the Moscow oil refinery. Previously, on June 16, drone attacks on oil facilities were recorded in the moscow region and the krasnodar territory of the russian federation drone strikes on russian oil facilities. Videos of the flight of FP-1 attack drones 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 not operate for at least six months Moscow oil refinery will not operate for at least six months.
Also in the russian federation, reports emerged of a drone attack on the Tyumen oil refinery drones attacked the Tyumen oil refinery. Ukrainian drones also struck the infrastructure of the 'Kavkaz' seaport in the Krasnodar Territory strike on the 'Kavkaz' port and oil depot.
In addition, the Nizhny Novgorod oil refinery (NORSI plant) suspended operations indefinitely after the Ukrainian attack shutdown of the NORSI oil refinery.
After a series of strikes on russian oil refineries, problems with fuel began to escalate in russia, in particular, restrictions on the sale of gasoline are expanding in some regions fuel crisis in the russian federation.