Ukraine hits one of Russia’s largest oil refining complexes
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Videos on social media show a drone drifting down towards the facility before exploding in a ball of flame.
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- A Ukrainian drone struck Bashneft's oil refinery in Ufa, Russia, causing a fire and minor damage on September 13th.
- According to Mr. Radiy Khabirov, the attack was "a terrorist attack by aircraft-type drones;" one drone hit, another was shot down.
- Ukraine has been targeting Russian refineries to hinder Moscow's war funding, impacting processing capacity and fuel prices.
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MOSCOW - A Ukrainian drone crashed into one of Russia’s largest oil refining complexes on Sept 13, sparking a fire and causing minor damage, a Russian official said.
The complex, which belongs to Russian oil company Bashneft, lies on the outskirts of the central Russian city of Ufa around 1,400km from the front line in Ukraine.
Videos posted on social media appeared to show a drone drifting down towards the facility before exploding in a ball of flame, sending a cloud of smoke into the sky.
“Today, Bashneft’s facility was subjected to a terrorist attack by aircraft-type drones,” the head of Russia’s Bashkortostan region, Mr Radiy Khabirov, said on Telegram.
One drone crashed into the plant, while another was shot down, he said.
“There were no casualties or injuries. The production site sustained minor damage, and a fire broke out, which is currently being extinguished,” he added.
Since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine
A wave of Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries
The Kremlin described Bashneft’s Ufa refining complex in 2016 as “one of the largest in the country”, saying it produced more than 150 types of oil products. AFP
