Drone strike stops Chuvashia oil pumping station
Photo: Drones attacked an oil pumping station in Chuvashia (Getty Images)
Russian authorities reported a drone attack on the Chuvash Republic on the morning of September 27, with an alleged strike on an oil pumping station, according to Chuvashia head Oleg Nikolaev on Telegram.
"Earlier this morning, an attempt to use unmanned aerial vehicles from Ukraine was recorded on the territory of the Chuvash Republic," the Russian official wrote.
According to him, the strike hit an oil pumping station near the settlement of Konar in the Tsivilsky district. The attack led to a shutdown of the facility.
"There is no threat to the population, and no one was injured. Only minor damage was caused. The facility’s operation has been suspended," Nikolaev added.
Photo: Chuvashia on the map (google.com/maps)
Strikes on Russian territory
Ukrainian forces attack key enemy targets in occupied territories and Russia almost daily.
On the night of August 18, unmanned systems carried out the first strike on the Nikolskoye oil pumping station in Tambov region, causing a fire. Following the Ukrainian attacks, oil transport via the Druzhba main pipeline was completely halted.
Defense Forces also struck a section of the Stalnoy Kon’ pipeline and the Ilsky oil refinery.
Recently, SBU drones hit the port of Primorsk in the Baltic Sea, reportedly damaging two tankers of Russia's shadow fleet.
