"Worst Month for the Russian Federation": 10% of the refining capacity is burning after a shot of refinery in Saratov, - Forbes
February in this respect may be even worse for the Russians for the months against the background of more and more beats of Ukrainian drones. On the eve of the evening, Ukrainian drones flew more than 700 km to strike the Rosneft oil refining plant in Saratov. Video, witled by eyewitnesses, show how a flame rises above the object. "Ukrainian sanctions against Saratov NPP are unmanned and irreversible," the press service of unmanned systems, not so long ago created, was ironic.
The Saratov plant processes about 7 million tons of oil a year. These are more than 2% of the refinery of the Russian Federation, distributed in approximately 30 large plants. Of course, refineries can be repaired, but not when they are constantly exploding. Ukrainian ammunition previously affected oil facilities in Saratov last month. On Friday, the drones struck the oil and oil refining plant in Volgograd.
And on February 5, the Ukrainian attack - it is reported, winged a new type rocket - a blow to the oil depot in the Krasnodar region. The relentless rate of Ukrainian blows complicates repair work and depletes the resources needed by Russian companies to increase oil production and export to achieve government goals. Against this background, Rosneft, the largest oil producer in Russia, has announced that it could give up modernization plans.
The fact is not that Russians do not try to prevent attacks. The Ukrainian Analytical Group of Froneteligence Insight noted "Enhanced Masking and Protection Measures" on some Russian databases and fuel warehouses. But Russian air defense is stretched. The oil industry is scattered throughout Russia, and, as explained by the retired Lieutenant General of the US Army Mark Gertling, "cannot be protected everywhere. " Ukraine destroys the fuel needed for the Russian military machine.
The Sky News analysis shows that the number of Ukrainian drones in Russian oil and other facilities related to oil production has increased over the last three months. At the same time, Kiev was amazed at a distance of hundreds of kilometers, and Russian air defense was not an obstacle. The growth of long -range UAVs has been observed since December, continued in January and stored in February, according to data that journalists have.