Drone attack ignites massive fire at major oil refinery in Orsk, deep inside Russia – video
A long-range drone attack targeted an oil refinery in Orsk, deep inside Russia’s Orenburg Oblast, igniting a massive industrial blaze, local monitoring channel Exilenova+ reported on August 11.
A long-range drone attack struck an oil refinery in Orsk, located deep within Russia's Orenburg Oblast, on August 11, according to local monitoring channel Exilenova+. The assault ignited a massive fire at the strategic Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery, with early damage assessments pointing to the target being the core crude distillation or hydrocracking units.
Exilenova+ later disclosed that preliminary data reveals the drone attack inflicted significant damage to the refinery's 1.6-million-ton annual capacity hydrocracking complex, a key component of the refinery's modernization process. This facility converts vacuum gas oil into light petroleum products. The strikes took place 1,500 kilometers away from Ukraine.
This incident is a follow-up to an earlier long-range drone attack on April 29, when multiple strike drones crashed directly onto the grounds of the same Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery.
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