SSU confirms attack on oil refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, Russia
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On the night of Thursday, December 19, drones and missiles attacked an oil refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov region of Russia. It is the only such facility operating in the region.
This was reported to Novyny.LIVE by sources in the Secret Service of Ukraine.
Attack on a refinery in Rostov region
At night, the Navy and the Security Service of Ukraine, in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces, attacked the infrastructure and production facilities of JSC "Novoshakhtinsky Oil Products Plant" in Rostov region of Russia.
According to the SSU, the drones initially overloaded the Russian air defense system protecting the plant, creating a window for Ukrainian missiles to fire.
As a result of the attack on the refinery, a large-scale fire broke out at the catalytic cracker unit, which is designed to produce liquefied petroleum gases.
It is known that this refinery was the only one operating in the Rostov region. The facility specialized in the production of fuel oil, heating oil, marine and diesel fuel, and straight-run gasoline.
The design refining capacity of the plant reaches 7.5 million tons of oil per year. It was used to meet the needs of the Russian Armed Forces.
Earlier, the interim governor Yuriy Slyusar reported on the work of air defense forces in Rostov region.
We also wrote that on December 14, a drone hit a local oil depot in the Russian city of Orel, causing a fire.
