GUY FAULCONBRIDGE and LIDIA KELLY
Moscow (Reuters) -The Crane attacked the energy facilities in southern Russia on dozens of drones on Monday, caused a fire at a major oil refining place and gas processing plant, and destroyed the flight from the Volga to the Caucasus Mountains. Ukrainian officials said.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that air defense units had intercepted Russian territory overnight and destroyed them.
“The Ministry of Air Defense has repelled a large -scale attack with aircraft drones in the Volgologard territory,” said Borgograph Governor Andrey Bokarov.
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He said that the falling drone debris caused some fire in the petroleum refining place, but he did not say which refining place was burning.
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Baza, a Russian news telegram, which is close to Russian security services, said a series of explosions in an area around the refinery operated by the second largest petroleum producer, Lucil, in Russia.
The 300,000 barrel refiner is the largest in southern Russia.
In the neighborhood of Astrakan, Governor Igor Babskin said that Ukrainian drones tried to attack energy facilities, causing a fire, but no more details occurred.
“The Ukrainian army has tried to attack objects in this area, including fuel and energy facilities,” said Babushkin in Telegram. “There were no victims.”
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The plant controlled by a gas major gasprom of a gas giant can handle about 8,340 tons of gas condensed solution per day. Baza and other Russian telegram channels stated that Ukraine had attacked a gas processing plant near Astrakan.
The uneven verification video in social media indicated that huge flames and black smoke jump up in the night sky above the processed factory because the bystanders showed a shock at the size of the fire.
Reuters could no longer verify the battlefield report independently. Gazprom and Lukoil did not respond immediately to comments on whether the facility was attacked.
Russia’s Airlines Watch Dog Rosabi Tia has temporarily stopped flights from Astrakan Airport and Volgologard Airport to ensure air from Kazan, Nizinekamsk, Salatov and Ulyanoovsk.
Rosabi Tia said in the telegram.
Since Russia dispatched thousands of troops to Ukraine in 2022, Kiev has deeply digged into Russia with drones and missiles, and killing senior military commanders in Moscow. I tried to fight.
According to Russia, the attack is equivalent to terrorism, a war escalation, and the west side supports attacks with weapons and target information.
Ukrainian officials say that Russian energy, transportation, and military infrastructure have the right to fight Russia because they are the key to Moscow’s war efforts.
(Reported by Melbourne Lydia Kelly and Moscow’s Guy Foulcombridge, edited by Kim Coghill, Kate Mabely, Jamie Fried)
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