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Ukrainian deep strikes on Russia reached 1,900 km in Aug, hit 12 refineries - Defense Ministry

Ukraine’s Armed Forces struck 12 major Russian refineries with a combined capacity of about 100 million tonnes of oil products per year in August, with Ukrainian deep strikes reaching 1,900 km, the Defense Ministry’s press service reported.

Ukrainian deep strikes on Russia reached 1,900 km in Aug, hit 12 refineries - Defense Ministry

In August, Ukrainian deep strikes extended their reach to a staggering 1,900 kilometers into Russia, hitting 12 major refineries with a combined annual capacity of approximately 100 million tonnes of oil products, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's press service. The ministry reported that the strikes targeted not only refineries but also included 2 gas processing and petrochemical plants, 3 major fuel terminals and oil depots, as well as 2 defense industry enterprises.

Among the targeted sites were Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez and Orsknefteorgsintez, located about 1,500 and 1,900 kilometers from Ukraine's border respectively. The Defense Ministry emphasized that these strikes were raising the cost of the war for Russia, vowing that Russia would pay for all the damage inflicted.

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