Five out of Russia’s five largest oil refineries have been hit since end of October, - General Staff
Since 30 October, the Defence Forces have struck Russia’s five largest oil refineries.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to Censor.NET.
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Drones reached the Omsk, Kirish, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod and Yaroslavl oil refineries, which are among the five largest in the country.
"Smaller, but no less important to the enemy, refineries in Novokuybyshevsk and Saratov were also hit. The defence forces are systematically putting Russian oil refining out of action," the statement reads.
On 11 November, Ukrainian forces struck Russia’s largest oil refinery – the Omsk refinery.
It is capable of refining over 21 million tonnes of oil per year and has one of the highest oil refining depths in the Russian Federation (around 99 per cent).
Damage to the Kirish and Saratov oil refineries has also been confirmed.
"On the night of 9 November, ‘Kinef’ LLC (‘Kirishnefteorgsintez’) in the Leningrad Oblast was struck. This plant has an installed capacity of around 20 million tonnes of crude oil per year and accounts for over 6 per cent of russia’s total oil refining output.
It produces a wide range of petroleum products, including fuel for the needs of the aggressor state’s army. As a result of the strike, an atmospheric tubular oil refining unit (AT), an ELOU primary oil refining unit and two cooling units were damaged," the statement noted.
On 7 November, the Saratov oil refinery was struck.
"The plant, with a capacity of around 7 million tonnes of crude oil per year, serves the needs of the Russian military-industrial complex and the armed forces. The plant’s sole AVT-6 primary oil refining unit, two fuel hydrotreating units, pipelines and a 10,000-cubic-metre storage tank – where a fire broke out – were damaged. Operations at the plant have been halted.
"Strikes on primary refining units are reducing fuel production for the Russian army and cutting the revenue from which russia finances the war," the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine concluded.
