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Drones Hit Russia's Gas Hinterland in Northern Siberia for the First Time
The Moscow Times • • world
Key Points:
- An industrial facility in Novy Urengoy, a key gas-producing city in northern Russia, caught fire following a drone attack, marking the first such incident in Russia's natural gas hinterland, according to regional Governor Dmitry Artyukhov.
- No fatalities or injuries were reported, and the extent of the damage is still being assessed.
- The specific facility targeted was not identified, and state-run Gazprom has not commented on the attack.
- Novy Urengoy is located in the Yamal-Nenets autonomous district, Russia's unofficial gas capital, with vast gas reserves estimated at 26.5 trillion cubic meters as of 2020.
- Gazprom previously exported gas from this region to Western Europe, but these ties were severed following the outbreak of Russia's war in Ukraine in 2022.
