Drones attacked the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast in a single day on March 10, the impartial Telegram channel Astra and a Ukrainian official claimed.
Ukraine has systematically focused Russian oil refineries, army websites, and warehouses deep behind the entrance strains to undermine Moscow's capability to wage its all-out conflict.
Samara Oblast residents reported loud explosions in a single day, Astra wrote, including {that a} fireplace was recorded on the Rosneft-run oil facility.
The Ukrainian army has not commented on the claims, which couldn’t be independently verified.
The refinery's "capability quantities to eight.8 million metric tons of oil per 12 months, making it one of many 10 largest (refineries) in Russia," mentioned Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Middle for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine's Nationwide Safety and Protection Council.
The plant produces gasoline, diesel gasoline, and gasoline oil, "that are critically essential for transport and army gear," the official added. Town of Novokuybyshevsk lies roughly 900 kilometers (560 miles) from the entrance line in Ukraine.
"This refinery is strategically essential for the Russian army because it ensures a steady gasoline provide for army operations," Kovalenko mentioned.
The Russian pro-state company RBC reported a fireplace at a warehouse in Novokuybyshevsk that lined an space of 1,500 sq. meters later the identical day, with out mentioning a drone assault. No casualties had been reported.
Russia's Protection Ministry claimed its forces had shot down 9 Ukrainian drones in a single day, together with three over Samara Oblast, two every over the Voronezh and Oryol oblasts, and one every over the Belgorod and Kursk oblasts.
On March 9, a Ukrainian drone reportedly attacked an oil depot in Cheboksary in Russia's Chuvashia Republic, marking the primary strike in opposition to the area.
The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Denisova
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