Russian media reports four unidentified UAVs strike Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery

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Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery
Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery

Four unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) attacked the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia’s Rostov Oblast overnight, Russian Telegram channel Astra reported on April 12.

One of the downed drones reportedly crashed on the refinery grounds, according to Astra's sources in the regional emergencies service.

One of the downed drones reportedly crashed on the refinery grounds, according to Astra's sources in the regional emergencies service.

This follows an earlier claim by regional governor Valily Golubev that four drones had been intercepted.

“Air defense forces destroyed four drones, and according to preliminary information, no casualties or damage to objects were recorded as a result of the attack,” he claimed, without specifying which facility had been targeted.

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Attacks on Russian refineries

Kyiv has been consistently targeting Russian refineries with long-range UAVs since late January.

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has carried out 13 attacks deep inside Russian territory, agency head, Vasyl Malyuk, said earlier.

Ukraine's drone strike campaign on Russian oil refineries has disabled as much as 12% of the country's processing capabilities, Malyuk said.

Oil products export revenue makes up one-third of the Russian budget and constitutes the "lion's share" of its military budget, he said.

Attacks on the following Russian refineries have been recorded:

  • Tuapse oil refinery, Jan. 24

  • Volgograd oil refinery, Feb. 3

  • Afip oil refinery, Feb. 9

  • Ilya oil refinery, Feb. 9

  • Lukoil-Nizhny Novgorodnefteorgsintez Plant, March 12

  • Ryazan oil refinery, March 13

  • Kaluga oil refinery, March 15

  • Syzran oil refinery, March 16

  • Kuibyshevsk oil refinery, March 16

  • Slavyansk oil refinery, March 17

  • Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery, March 23

  • TANECO oil refinery, April 2.

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