Among the targets was the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in russia's Samara region. Explosions and fires were recorded at the site.
The Unmanned Systems Forces confirmed that operators of the 14th Separate UAV Regiment, in coordination with other units, carried out the strike on the Novokuybyshevsk refinery — a facility of strategic importance for supplying russia's army with fuel and lubricants.
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The refinery produces more than 20 types of petroleum products and has an annual crude oil processing capacity of about 4.9 million tons. Preliminary reports suggest that primary oil processing units (ELOU AVT) were hit.
Another strike targeted the Orenburg gas processing plant, the largest facility of its kind in the world. The facility can process up to 45 billion cubic meters of gas and more than 6 million tons of condensate annually. According to initial information, one of the gas processing and purification units was damaged, with explosions and large-scale fires reported.
In addition, Ukrainian forces struck a fuel and lubricant storage base in the temporarily occupied city of Berdyansk, where further explosions and fires occurred.
The General Staff emphasized that these strikes are intended to undermine russia's military-industrial capacity and limiting its ability to continue its aggression against Ukraine. The scale of the damage is still being assessed.
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