The Ukrainian drone struck the Russian refinery for a record 1500 kilometers - Reuters

According to journalists, the refinery and oil depots of the Russian Federation, which serve the Russian MIC, cannot be safe even in the deep rear. On Thursday, May 9, the Ukrainian UAV attacked a large oil refinery in Bashkortostan, which is located from Ukraine at a distance of about 1500 kilometers. Today it is the most long -range attack of drone during the war in Ukraine. About it reports Reuters. The authors of the publication refer to the source in Ukrainian intelligence.

It is unknown where the drone started, as well as its variety. The nearest territory controlled by Ukraine is located about 1400 km. A representative of Ukrainian intelligence services, whose words referred to journalists, called this attack a record in terms of distance. Oil refineries and oil depots of the Russian Federation, which serve the military complex, can not be safe even in the deep rear, said the interlocutor of the agency.

Russian extraordinary services reported that during the attack, the drone damaged the building of the pump station of the Gazprom Neftechim Oil Refinery Station. It processes about 10 million tons of oil annually and produces 1 million tons of fuel. Its pre -war profit was 29 billion rubles. According to NATO estimates, as of the beginning of April, the attack on Russian oil refining complexes in the Russian Federation has been brought up to 15% of Russian plants since the beginning of the year.

Reuters estimates indicate that as of April 15, Russia was able to restore some of the key refineries. The volume of capacity disrupted by drones was 10%, and at the end of March - 14%. We will remind that after the attacks of Ukrainian drones on the refinery in the Russian Federation began to be released by employees. According to a former refinery employee who has applied for dismissal, there are less people and more work.