Ukrainian forces hit strategic Russian refinery in record-setting strike

Read also Drones hit Russian oil refinery in Ukhta almost 2,000 km from Ukraine

"Long-range drones of the SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center struck the Ukhta oil refinery, located in the Komi Republic, 1,750 kilometers from our border," the SBU says.

The strike on the Ukhta oil refinery is a new record for the range of Ukrainian-made drones.

After the strikes, a fire broke out at the oil refinery and heavy smoke filled the air. Preliminary damage was reported to the atmospheric-vacuum tubular unit and the visbreaking unit.

The main purpose of the visbreaking unit is to reduce the viscosity of raw materials to obtain commercial fuel oil and additional light fractions. Together, they are responsible for the primary processing of oil and its distribution into fractions, as well as the production of commercial fuel oil, gasoline, and gas oil.

The Ukhta refinery is part of PJSC Lukoil and processes about 4.2 million tons of oil annually. The plant is involved in supplying the Russian army.

Drone strikes on Russian oil refineries

This morning, February 12, in Ukhta, Russia, in the Komi Republic, the Lukoil oil refinery was attacked by drones. Several explosions were heard in the city, and a fire broke out.

Also, on the night of February 11, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Volgograd oil refinery in Russia. In addition, a series of attacks was carried out on Russian military targets in the temporarily occupied territories.

On the night of January 26, the Ukrainian military struck the infrastructure of the Russian oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, a facility with a potential annual processing capacity of up to 4 million tons of oil.

On the night of January 1, Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Ilsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar region of Russia. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that drones had hit their targets, causing a fire to break out.