Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery halts operations after drone attack – Reuters
Pravda Ukraine
Reuters reports that Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery has suspended operations after a Ukrainian drone attack late last week.
Source: Reuters, citing sources
Details: The sources said an oil storage facility at the refinery caught fire. Damaged equipment includes a railway overpass and a hydrotreating unit used to remove impurities from oil products.
Quote: “The railway loading equipment has been damaged. There have been no railways loadings, they stopped oil processing.”
Details: Another source said shipments have been suspended since Friday, confirming that the refinery has stopped operations due to the inability to ship oil products.
Background:
- On the night of 23-24 January, drones of the Security Service of Ukraine and the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with other components of the defence forces, hit facilities involved in the supply of the Russian forces.
- On the night of 25-26 January, Ukrainian troops struck the facilities of the Ryazan Oil Refining Company again.
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