Drones attacked one of five largest refineries in Russian Federation: massive fire in Yaroslavl. VIDEO+PHOTO
On the night of 3 November, drones attacked an oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia. A massive fire broke out on the refinery’s premises following the strike.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by Russian Telegram channels.
The oil refinery targeted was ‘Slavneft-YANOS’ (PJSC ‘Slavneft-Yaroslavnefteorgsintez’), also known as the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery.
According to OSINT experts who analysed photos and videos, the fire broke out on the premises of this facility.
The published footage shows a large-scale blaze following the attack.
At around 3 am, a drone alert was issued in the Yaroslavl region, followed by a missile alert.
The refinery supplies fuel to the Russian military-industrial complex
The Yaroslavl Oil Refinery is one of the five largest in Russia and supplies petroleum products, in particular to facilities within the Russian military-industrial complex. The company ‘Slavneft’, which owns the refinery, is jointly controlled by ‘Rosneft’ and ‘Gazprom Neft’.
The plant produces petrol, diesel, fuel oil, aviation kerosene, lubricating oils, paraffins and other petroleum products.
The refinery supplies products to the Central and North-Western regions of Russia, as well as providing fuel to the Moscow Region.
Among the consumers of its products are facilities belonging to the Russian military-industrial complex. In particular, the refinery supplies fuel for the Russian Federation’s military aircraft and equipment.
