Ukraine struck one of Russia's largest gas processing plants and an oil refinery

According to the Ukrainian military, on the night of October 9, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Korobkovsky gas processing plant and the Yefimovka linear production dispatch station in the Volgograd region of Russia.

The Korobkovsky gas processing plant, located in Kotovo, Volgograd region, is one of the largest plants for the primary processing of natural gas and associated petroleum gas in southern Russia, with a design capacity of 450 million m³ of natural and associated gas per year and 186,000 tons of light hydrocarbons per year.

Yefimovka linear production and dispatch station is a station that serves several main lines for the transportation of oil and petroleum products in the region, with a throughput capacity of 50 million tons per year.

Explosions and fires were recorded on the territory of both enterprises, and information about the consequences of the damage is being clarified.

"The Ukrainian Defense Forces are consistently implementing measures aimed at undermining the military and economic potential of Russia to stop the armed aggression against Ukraine," the General Staff emphasizes.

Attacks on Volgograd region of Russia

On the night of October 9, unknown drones attacked the Volgograd region. In particular, damage and fires were reported in the region after the attack.

Local authorities subsequently stated that Russian air defense forces had repelled a massive attack by unmanned aerial vehicles. However, the strikes damaged a boiler room building and caused fires at fuel and energy complex facilities.

This morning, NASA satellite images recorded a series of fires at Russian gas and oil refining facilities.