Another Russian Oil Facility Burns After Zelenskyy Touts Ukraine’s Drone Reach
The strikes sparked fires and evacuations at three industrial sites, while authorities said 4 drones were intercepted in Orenburg region.
- On Wednesday, Ukrainian drones struck industrial sites in Perm, Orsk, and Tuapse, igniting fires at oil infrastructure with the Perm facility located more than 1,500 kilometers from Ukraine.
- Kyiv escalated these long-distance strikes to deprive the Kremlin of energy windfalls amid global supply restrictions caused by the Iran war, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
- June Brent crude contracts traded above $114 per barrel on Wednesday morning as the Orsknefteorgsintez refinery, with an annual processing capacity of 6.6 million metric tons, was targeted.
- Air defenses intercepted 98 drones overnight, according to The Russian Defense Ministry, while local authorities reported that the fire at the Tuapse facility was contained by Wednesday.
- Ukrainian forces will likely continue exploiting Russia's overstretched air defenses, supported by increased domestic drone production, as President Zelenskyy stated Ukraine is producing a surplus of up to 50% in some weapons.
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Ukraine carried out a drone attack last night on a Russian oil pumping station near Perm, close to the Ural Mountains and Orsk, Bloomberg reports. The Russian governor of that region reported a fire at an industrial facility. Perm is located about 1,500 kilometers deep inside Russia. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Kyiv will continue to expand the range of its attacks.
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Another Russian oil facility burns as Zelenskyy touts Ukraine’s drone reach
Ukraine is claiming responsibility for a drone attack on a distant Russian oil facility. The strike, reported Wednesday, targeted a site over 1,500 kilometers from Ukraine.
Skies Turn Black in Perm Region After Ukraine Reportedly Strikes Oil Pipeline Facility
The skies of Russia’s Perm region were engulfed with black smoke on Wednesday morning after Ukrainian drones attacked an industrial facility, which Ukrainian media identified as oil pipeline infrastructure.
A "petroleum hit the city of Perm, where firefighters fight a fire at a pumping station of the Transneft state company following a drone attack by Ukrainians. Locals distribute black drop photos and stains on clothes, cars and windows. "Similar rains fell in Tuapse city the past day, located in the Black Sea, after a series of attacks on local refinement, reports The Moscow Times.The ruler of Perm complains about a "drone invasion" Elves were ev…
War Day 1526. The “rain of oil” occurred in Perm after Ukraine hit a Transneft facility
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Ukraine has struck facilities in the Ural cities of Perm and Orsk in its series of counterattacks against the Russian oil industry. Russian authorities confirmed the attacks, according to the state news agency TASS, but did not comment on the extent of the damage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attacks as a new phase in the use of long-range weapons by his army.
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