Ukraine's General Staff confirms drone strikes on Russian port and oil refinery
Illustrative photo: Ukrainian drone An-196 Lutyi (Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense)
On the night of August 24, Ukrainian strike drones hit 2 important targets of the Russian regime at once. These were the terminal in the port of Ust-Luga (Leningrad Region, Russia) and the oil refinery in Syzran (Samara Region, Russia), according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The targets included the Ust-Luga seaport terminal, Russia's key logistics hub on the Baltic Sea, and an oil refinery in Syzran, which is working to support the war effort. Logistics and combat supply facilities of the Russian army in the Voronezh and Belgorod regions were also hit.
Strike on Ust-Luga port
According to the Ukraine's General Staff, on the night of August 24, drones of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine attacked the Ust-Luga sea terminal. The target was successfully hit, and a fire was observed.
"According to preliminary data, a gas condensate fractionation and transshipment facility was hit. The facility has a capacity of up to 6.9 million tons of raw materials per year," the statement says.
Ukraine's General Staff adds that Ust-Luga is a key hub for Russian logistics in the Baltic region. It is used to circumvent sanctions by exporting oil and gas via tankers of the so-called shadow fleet.
Farewell, Syzran oil refinery
The Russian oil refinery in Syzran, Samara Region, was attacked on the night of August 24 by units of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) and the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As a result of the strike, the target was successfully hit — hits, fires, and detonations were recorded.
"The Syzran Refinery has a design capacity of up to 8.5 million tons of oil per year, which accounts for about 3.08% of the total oil refining volume in Russia. The enterprise specializes in the production of gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation kerosene, and other petroleum products, which are supplied to the Russian forces," Ukraine's General Staff says.
Other targets
Also, according to the Ukraine's General Staff, units of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed and damaged many important Russian logistics facilities in the near rear - in the Belgorod and Voronezh regions.
"The results of the strikes are being clarified. Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to take measures to undermine the offensive potential of the Russian invaders, complicate the supply of fuel and ammunition to the Russian military units, and force Russia to stop its armed aggression against Ukraine,” the statement says.
Drone strikes on Russia
At night, residents of Stary Oskol in the Belgorod region heard at least 5 explosions in the sky. Several more were heard in the Kaluga region. At the same time, unknown drones were spotted over Russian regions.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported that on August 23, many Russian airports suspended arrivals and departures due to attacks by unknown drones. Russian aviation announced the suspension of flights at airports in Saratov, Volgograd, Kaluga, Tambov, Nizhny Novgorod, Ulyanovsk, Kirov, Nizhnekamsk, Kazan, and even at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport.
Today, August 24, 10 drones were spotted over the port of Ust-Luga. Drone debris caused a fire. Later, sources reported that the strikes were conducted by the Special Operations Forces and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
