Ukraine confirms strikes on Russian Shahed drone base in Donetsk and oil facilities in Crimea

Damage in Donetsk

According to Ukraine's General Staff, the night operation targeted the Shahed storage and launch base located on the territory of Donetsk airport.

Explosions and a powerful secondary detonation were recorded at the site. The task was carried out by units of the missile forces and artillery, the Unmanned Systems Forces (414th Brigade), and the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Strike on Volgograd oil refinery

Ukrainian Defense Forces also struck the Volgograd oil refinery in Russia.

According to the data provided, the refinery's annual processing capacity is 15.7 million tons, which is about 5.6% of the total processing capacity in Russia. Explosions and a fire were recorded at the target site.

Damage to logistics hubs in Crimea

In addition, Ukrainian units struck 3 fuel and lubricant storage facilities in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

In particular, at the oil depot in the village of Gvardeyskoye, hits on a tank and cisterns on the loading rack were confirmed.

At 2 bases in Simferopol, damage to tank farms and fires in fuel tanks were recorded.

Ukraine's General Staff emphasizes that the Ukrainian Defense Forces are consistently implementing a set of measures to destroy critical elements of Russia's state military-industrial infrastructure, both on its territory and in the temporarily occupied territories.

The goal is to deprive Russia of its offensive capabilities and the ability to continue its aggression.

Powerful explosions were heard in the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk on the evening of November 5. Local channels reported a missile strike; it is known that the target could have been a Russian ammunition depot.