Yaroslavl, Russia, reports an attempted UAV attack on the largest refinery in northern Russia

Yaroslavl, Russia, reports an attempted UAV attack on the largest refinery in northern Russia

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 26 2024, 11:17 AM • 15304 views

The governor of the Yaroslavl region of the Russian Federation announced the destruction of a Ukrainian UAV that allegedly tried to attack a local refinery. Residents heard explosions, and Moscow Avenue, where the largest refinery in northern Russia is located, was blocked.

The governor of the Yaroslavl region of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Evraev, said that a Ukrainian drone that tried to attack a refinery was allegedly destroyed on the approach to Yaroslavl today. UNN reports this with reference to Russian media. 

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According to the governor of the Yaroslavl region, there is no damage and no injuries.

According to Yaroslavl journalists, after 6 a.m., when residents of the region heard the explosions, Moscow Avenue was blocked. As Astra writes , this suggests that the UAV was probably intended to attack Slavneft-Yanos, the largest oil refinery in northern Russia, located on this avenue.

Later today, an explosion occurred at another major Russian refinery, the Gazpromneft-Omsk refinery in Omsk.

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