Ukrainian Forces Strike Two Russian Oil Refineries and Syvash Drilling Rig — General Staff
Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the Ilsky and Syzran oil refineries in Russia and a surveillance post on the Syvash drilling rig in the Black Sea overnight on August 8, Ukraine's General Staff said, UATV English reports. The Ilsky Oil Refinery is located in Russia's Krasnodar region. Ukrainian forces recorded a hit on the facility, followed by a fire on the refinery's premises. The plant has six…
Ukraine's Defense Forces launched a strike on August 8 against two Russian oil refineries and a surveillance post in the Black Sea, according to the General Staff. The attack targeted the Ilsky and Syzran refineries, located in Russia's Krasnodar and Samara regions respectively, as well as an enemy technical surveillance post on the Syvash drilling rig.
Ukrainian forces reported hitting the Ilsky Oil Refinery, which caused a fire, and the Syzran Oil Refinery, part of the Rosneft oil group, also suffered damage. The Russian facilities have a combined processing capacity of approximately 15.1 million metric tons of crude oil per year and produce various petroleum products, including motor fuels.
The Syvash drilling rig was being utilized by Russian forces for deploying technical surveillance equipment. These strikes are part of Ukraine's continuous effort to target Russian military and strategic infrastructure behind the front line. In the past 48 hours, Ukrainian unmanned systems forces targeted 102 military assets belonging to Russian occupation forces, including an FSB base, energy infrastructure, warehouses, radar systems, and vessels linked to Russia's shadow fleet.
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