“RFE/RL’s “Schemes” project published satellite photos of the consequences of the Ukrainian military’s nighttime attack on an oil refinery in Russia. As can be seen in the images of Planet Labs for January 14, which are at the disposal of “Schemes”, Ukrainian drones hit at least one reservoir of the Saratov Oil Refinery. This refinery is located near the Engels strategic aviation base, where the Tu-95 and Tu-160 are located, which the Russian army regularly uses for shelling the territory of Ukraine. Earlier, Russian local authorities and the media announced the attack of Ukrainian drones on Kazan (Tatarstan) and Engels, Saratov region, in the morning of January 14. Read also: Russia: large-scale fires broke out in Engels and Kazan after a drone attack Later, the Ukrainian military confirmed the strikes on facilities in Russia on January 13 and 14. In particular, the 14th separate regiment of unmanned aviation complexes reported a repeated attack on the infrastructure of the airfield in Engels. According to the regiment, as a result of the attack on the territory of the “Krystal” oil depot, tanks with rare aviation fuel for the Tu-160 bombers, which Russia uses for strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine, ignited again. As a source in the Security Service of Ukraine told Radio Svoboda, during the night the Ukrainian military, together with the Security Service of Ukraine, struck a number of strategic objects in Russia, in particular, the Saratov Oil Refinery, ammunition warehouses (FAB, guided air bombs, cruise missiles) at the airfield were hit “Engels”, Saratov region. Since the beginning of 2024, Russian refineries have been regularly attacked by Ukrainian drones. At some plants, primary oil processing units failed and required repair. However, already in April of last year, Russia was able to partially restore the capacities of key oil refineries. According to the BBC’s calculations, published in August 2024, since the beginning of the year, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have attacked refineries and oil infrastructure in Russia at least 64 times. ”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
This refinery is located near the Engels strategic aviation base, where the Tu-95 and Tu-160 are located, which the Russian army regularly uses for shelling the territory of Ukraine.
Earlier, Russian local authorities and the media announced the attack of Ukrainian drones on Kazan (Tatarstan) and Engels, Saratov region, in the morning of January 14.
Read also: Russia: large-scale fires broke out in Engels and Kazan after a drone attack
Subsequently, the Ukrainian military confirmed strikes on facilities in Russia on January 13 and 14. In particular, the 14th separate regiment of unmanned aviation complexes reported a repeated attack on the infrastructure of the airfield in Engels.
According to the regiment, as a result of the attack on the territory of the “Krystal” oil depot, tanks with rare aviation fuel for the Tu-160 bombers, which Russia uses for strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine, ignited again.
As a source in the Security Service of Ukraine told Radio Svoboda, during the night the Ukrainian military, together with the Security Service of Ukraine, struck a number of strategic objects in Russia, in particular, the Saratov Oil Refinery, ammunition warehouses (FAB, guided air bombs, cruise missiles) at the airfield were hit “Engels”, Saratov region.
Since the beginning of 2024, Russian refineries have been regularly attacked by Ukrainian drones. At some plants, primary oil processing units failed and required repair. However, already in April of last year, Russia was able to partially restore the capacities of key oil refineries.
According to the BBC’s calculations, published in August 2024, since the beginning of the year, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have attacked refineries and oil infrastructure in Russia at least 64 times.