Unmanned Systems Forces confirm strikes on Russian refineries
Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Robert (Madyar) Brovdi, confirmed Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries. He said Russia’s refining volumes fell by 21% in August, with the latest attack alone causing an additional 4.7% drop.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to Madyar's post on Telegram.
According to the commander, fuel production fell by 4.7% last night. Defenders struck the Kuibyshevsky oil refinery (Samara region) with a capacity of 7 million tons of oil per year (2.5% of the total volume). The strike was carried out by fighters from the "Bird's Sting" USF (14th regiment) together with the Special Operations Forces. The Afipsky oil refinery (Krasnodar Krai) has a capacity of 6.25 million tons per year (2.2% of the total volume). The operation was carried out by soldiers of the "Bird's Sting" USF (14th regiment) together with fighters from the Main Intelligence Directorate.
As a reminder, on the night of August 28, two oil refineries were attacked in Russia.