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Russia's Slavyansk and Ilsky Refinery Hit by Drones

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Rusia’s Slavyansk oil refinery in Krasnodar region has been forced to suspend some operations after being damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack Tass reported on Saturday.

  • A Ukrainian intelligence source told Reuters that Ukraine had attacked the Ilsky and Slavyansk oil refineries in Russia's Krasnodar region with drones early on Saturday - causing fires at the facilities.
  • "The work of the (Slavyansk) plant has been partially suspended. Exactly 10 UAVs (drones) flew directly into the plant, there was a strong fire. There may be hidden damage," Eduard Trudnev, the security director at Slavyansk ECO Group said to Tass..
  • Roman Siniagovskyi, a local government official in Slavyansk said a distillation tower was hit at Slavyansk.
  • The damage at the Ilsky refinery is unclear but the fire that was caused is reported to be out.
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Rusia’s Slavyansk oil refinery in Krasnodar region has been forced to suspend some operations after being damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack Tass reported on Saturday.

  • A Ukrainian intelligence source told Reuters that Ukraine had attacked the Ilsky and Slavyansk oil refineries in Russia's Krasnodar region with drones early on Saturday - causing fires at the facilities.
  • "The work of the (Slavyansk) plant has been partially suspended. Exactly 10 UAVs (drones) flew directly into the plant, there was a strong fire. There may be hidden damage," Eduard Trudnev, the security director at Slavyansk ECO Group said to Tass..
  • Roman Siniagovskyi, a local government official in Slavyansk said a distillation tower was hit at Slavyansk.
  • The damage at the Ilsky refinery is unclear but the fire that was caused is reported to be out.