Drones attack oil refinery in Russia's Tyumen region, 2,000 km from Ukraine
Photo: Local authorities denied drone strikes, but explosions were heard (Russian media)
On Monday, October 6, two drones attacked an oil refinery in Russia’s Tyumen region, damaging a distillation column and part of the water supply system, Astra reports.
According to the report, at least two drones struck the Tyumen oil refinery on the evening of October 6.
The plant, formerly known as the Antipinsky Refinery, was once Russia’s largest independent oil refinery with a capacity of 7.5 million tons per year.
The Tyumen region government's information center claimed that three drones were neutralized on the territory of a local enterprise.
"Emergency services acted promptly to prevent drone detonations. There were no casualties. No explosions or fires occurred. All enterprises in this area operate normally and have not suspended their work," local authorities stated.
Meanwhile, residents of Antipino reported two explosions. A large number of fire trucks were also spotted on the city's streets.
Drone attacks on Russian refineries
On October 3, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) long-range drones struck one of Russia's major oil refineries — Orsknefteorgsintez — located about 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border.
Overall, operations by the SBU, Special Operations Forces, Defense Intelligence (HUR), and the Unmanned Systems Forces have disabled around 20% of Russia’s oil refining capacity, triggering a fuel crisis and complicating logistics.
Earlier, the city of Orsk was attacked by aircraft-type combat drones. At least two drones hit the oil refinery. Air raid sirens were heard.
Before that, SBU drones targeted and disabled the Tyngovatovo oil pumping station in Russia's Chuvash Republic.
As RBC-Ukraine previously reported, Ukrainian drones have delivered a historic blow to Russia's oil industry, paralyzing 38% of its refineries.
