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Ukrainian Forces Strike Syzran Oil Refinery, 10 Tankers and 4 Ferries
Kyiv Post • • world
Key Points:
- Ukrainian defense forces conducted strikes on July 11-12 targeting the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, causing explosions and fires, with damage assessment ongoing.
- The Syzran refinery is a major oil processing facility producing fuels that supply the Russian military, with a capacity of 8.5 million tons of oil per year.
- Ukrainian forces also attacked 10 Russian tankers and four ferries in the Sea of Azov, disrupting oil transport and military logistics used to bypass sanctions and support Russian forces.
- Additional strikes included damage to a Russian fuel train near Tokmak in Zaporizhzhia and an oil processing unit at the NOVATEK-Ust-Luga complex in Leningrad region.
- Russian authorities have not officially commented on the Syzran attack, while regional officials reported a drone attack on an empty tanker in the Don-Azov Canal and claimed interception of over 20 Ukrainian drones in the Rostov region.
