On the night time of 3-4 November, Ukrainian kamikaze drones operated by Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Particular Operations Forces (SOF) carried out a strike on the Russian Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery.
Supply: an Ukrainska Pravda supply in navy intelligence
Particulars: In the course of the operation within the metropolis of Kstovo, Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Ukrainian forces used over 5 dozen Ukrainian-made drones, together with Bober (Beaver) and FP-1 varieties.
The supply stated that the assault passed off whereas a rectification column, accountable for major oil processing and already broken in earlier strikes, was beneath restore.
Details about the strike additionally appeared in plenty of Russian Telegram channels. Movies posted by Russian customers present a brilliant glow over the refinery and explosions adopted by a hearth on the facility.
Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez is certainly one of Russia's main refineries, supplying particularly Moscow Oblast, which accounts for about 30% of the nation's petrol consumption. Its nominal crude processing capability is about 17 million tonnes per yr.
The plant produces over 50 forms of merchandise: petrol, aviation and diesel gas, in addition to bitumen, paraffin and others.
The supply in DIU added that the refinery's output is actively utilized by Russian forces and by Russia's defence trade.
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