“Intelligence of the United Kingdom has analyzed Ukrainian oil and oil strokes in Russian Engels”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“On January 8, Ukrainian drones struck Crystal in Russia, eight kilometers from Engels-2. The blow caused a large -scale fire, which was reported to extinguish for several days. On the night of January 14, according to reports, the next blow was made, which was re -directed at the Crystal oil depot, which led to a recurrence of the fire and further damage to the infrastructure of the facility. The analysis of the images of January 21 showed that the four oil depots were destroyed, 10 were damaged, ”the message reads.
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“Repeated blows indicate an increase in Ukraine’s ability to attack Russian infrastructure,” Britain added.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that on the night of January 14, the Ukrainian military struck the infrastructure of the Russian military airfield “Engels-2”, on which the Tu-95MC and Tu-160 aircraft were based. According to them, the oil depot tanks erupted again, where aviation fuel for bombers is stored. On the same day, the Saratov region of the Saratov region introduced the inter -municipal level emergency regime.
It has been the second since the beginning of January, the drone on the oil depot of the Crystal plant, which caused a strong ignition. Last time the oil depot was burning for six days.
Since the beginning of 2024, Russian refineries have regularly affected Ukrainian drones. Some factories have failed the installation of primary oil processing, which demanded repair.
According to the estimates of the BBC, published in August 2024, since the beginning of that year, the Armed Forces have at least 64 times attacked by refinery and oil infrastructure in Russia.