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After Ukraine’s overnight attack, Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery - one of southern Russia’s biggest fuel suppliers - halts operations
Meduza • • world
Key Points:
- The Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's Rostov region ceased operations following an attack by Ukrainian drones, although no injuries were reported despite damage to the facility.
- Russian air defenses intercepted approximately 50 drones over the Rostov region overnight, contributing to a total of 592 Ukrainian drones shot down across Russia and occupied Crimea.
- The Novoshakhtinsk refinery, a major fuel supplier in southern Russia with a capacity of 5.6 million tons per year, was previously targeted by Ukraine in August, resulting in prolonged fires.
- Additional drone attacks hit the Perm Krai, Ulyanovsk, and Voronezh regions, causing a refinery fire in Perm that killed one person, damaging infrastructure in Ulyanovsk with eight injuries, and injuring thirteen people in Voronezh.
- The Voronezhsintezkauchuk plant, a producer of synthetic rubbers, was among the industrial targets in Voronezh, highlighting the widespread impact of the drone strikes on Russian industrial facilities.
