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Ukraine Blasts Key Russian Oil Refinery, Hitting Processing Unit and Fuel Tanks
united24media.com • • world
Key Points:
- Ukrainian forces conducted a long-range strike on the Slavyansk-EKO oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region overnight on September 13, damaging a key oil-processing unit and storage tanks.
- The attack was coordinated by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) involving its Active Operations and Unmanned Systems Departments, targeting critical infrastructure to disrupt Russia’s war capabilities.
- The Slavyansk-EKO refinery, one of Russia’s largest independent oil-processing plants, processes over 4 million metric tons of crude oil annually and is located about 70 kilometers northwest of Krasnodar.
- This strike is part of a series of Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy and military-linked facilities, including recent drone strikes on the Beriev aviation complex in Taganrog and the KuibyshevAzot chemical plant in Tolyatti.
