Units of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck four Russian oil refineries and the Taman marine terminal over a four-day period.
This was reported by Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert Brovdi.
On August 2, drones operated by the 1st Separate Unmanned Systems Center attacked the Bashneft refinery in Ufa. The same day, units of the 1st Separate Center and the 412th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade, together with other components of Ukraine’s Defence Forces, struck the Saratov refinery.
On July 31, units of the 1st Separate Center and the 414th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade, together with the Security Service of Ukraine and Defence Intelligence, attacked the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery in Volgograd.
On July 30, drones from the 1st Separate Center and the 413th Separate Regiment “Raid” of the Unmanned Systems Forces, together with the Security Service of Ukraine, struck the Taman marine terminal in the settlement of Volna in Russia’s Krasnodar region.
The same day, the 1st Separate Unmanned Systems Center attacked the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez refinery in Russia’s Perm region.
According to Brovdi, 12 storage tanks with a capacity of 5,000 tonnes each were destroyed at the Taman terminal. The total volume of fuel was equivalent to approximately 1,000 railway tank cars.
The fire at the terminal covered more than 17,000 square metres.
The extent of the damage and the operational condition of the four attacked oil refineries are currently being assessed.
