SBU drones strike Salavat oil plant's core unit in Russia, sparking fire 1,500 km from border
Long-range drones from Ukraine's Security Service struck the "heart" of an oil refinery in Bashkortostan — the ELOU-AVT-4 unit, an informed SBU source told hromadske.
"The unit first cleans crude oil of water and salts, then turns it into gasoline, diesel, kerosene and fuel oil. A massive fire is raging on the plant grounds with a thick column of black smoke rising. Local Bashkortostan authorities also confirmed the refinery damage," the source said.
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View in Telegram.Ukrainian forces earlier attacked Gazprom Neftokhim Salavat in Russia's Bashkortostan republic, about 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
The Salavat refinery, Russia's 10th-largest with a 10 million metric ton annual capacity, produces over 150 petroleum and chemical products. Ukrainian drones first hit it in May 2024.