Ukrainian drones hit one of the best oil refineries in Russia, which sparked fire

Ukrainian drones hit one of the largest oil refineries in Russia overnight, which sparked a fire, according to Russian officials and the Ukraine army.

The strike on the Kirishi refinery, in the Leningrad region in northwestern Russia, follows weeks of Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure that Kiev says the efforts of the Moscow war. This facility, managed by Surgutneftegas, which is run by Russian Russian Surgutnegas, produces nearly 17.7 million tons annually (355,000 barrels per day) of crude, and is one of the three best tons in Russia.

More than three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, drones appeared as a major weapon for both sides. Several aircraft of multiple Russian aircraft crossed to Poland on Wednesday, prompting NATO to send combat aircraft to shoot down and confirm long concerns that the fighting may leak beyond Ukraine’s borders.

According to the general employees of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, explosions and fire were reported in the Kerichi refinery. He – she Publish a photo It seems that it shows a fire and withdrawn from smoke on the sky of the night.

The regional state governor, Alexander Drozenko, said that three drones had overnight in the Kirishi area, with the wreckage of the fall in the facility. He said that no one was injured and the fire was hurt.

Russian officials did not immediately comment on the consequences of the strike. At least 80 Ukrainian drones were overnight over Russia, and the Crimea and the sea adjacent to Azov, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Russia is still the second largest oil exporter, but the seasonal rise in demand and Ukrainian drones has caused gasoline shortages in recent weeks.

Future stations dried up in some regions of the country, where car drivers are waiting for long lines and officials resorting to legalization or sales completely.

To try to reduce this deficiency, Russia has suspended gasoline exports, as officials announced on Wednesday a full ban until September 30 and a partial ban that affects merchants and brokers until October 31.

In addition to the problems of exporting oil in Russia, US President Donald Trump issued a letter to NATO countries on Saturday, saying that he believed that the war will end if they stop buying Russian oil and began to put 50 to 100 percent of the customs tariff for China for its purchases of Russian oil.

Within hours, Beijing responded to Trump’s call by saying that the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs said that the country was not participating in or drawing wars.

Fetnatled accidents along Russia’s bars

Druzenko, the local ruler, also said on Sunday in the Leningrad region, the diesel locomotive that departed from its path during the night. It surrounds the region but does not include St. Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia.

Drozenko said the driver of the locomotive was besieged in his cabin and later died of his wounds while he was transferring to the hospital. He said that the official investigation will be achieved from the signs of sabotage.

Separately, a bomb was killed along the railway lines in the Russian Oriol region, according to the reports of the local ruler, André Clekkov. He said that the victims were inspecting the path, and he identified one as a member of the Russian National Guard.

According to the Klychkov sites, which was published late in Saturday and Sunday, the accident occurred near Maloarkhangelsk, about 200 km from the Ukrainian border. Russian officials did not immediately comment on the case.