Drones hit one of Russia's largest oil refineries

Ukrainian attack drones successfully conducted one of the deepest strikes of the war tonight, hitting Russia's Ufa Oil Refinery, over 1300 km behind the front line. The Russian refinery is burning."

Open source intelligence X account OSINT technical posted

Yet another oil facility is burning following a Ukrainian attack."

Ukrainian journalist Illia Ponomarenko said on X, formerly Twitter

There is no threat to residents of nearby areas. A laboratory is operating on site to monitor the air quality. There were no reports of casualties,

the region's emergency ministry said in a statement on social-media platform Telegram

This is the first strike on Ufa oil refinery, and it's also the furthest targeted one."

Special Kherson Cat, an account on X that posts videos from the war in Ukraine, said

Ufa is one of the largest oil refining centres in Russia. In terms of overall refining volumes, Bashkortostan is among the top five oil refining centres in the country. The refinery plant has strategic significance for the Russian army, as it is part of a group of businesses that supply fuel to the armed forces

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A fire broke out ... in the area of ​​the incinerator,

the region's emergency ministry said on the Telegram messaging app