On the night of May 31, the Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully struck the Saratov oil refinery, as reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This is reported by Finway
Striking strategic facilities in Russia
The Saratov refinery is one of the key oil processing enterprises in the Volga region and is part of the oil company Rosneft. Its designed capacity is about 7 million tons of oil per year. The enterprise produces gasoline, diesel fuel, and other products that are used, among other things, to support the military logistics of the Russian Federation.
According to the General Staff, an important element of the oil transportation infrastructure of the Russian Federation was also struck – the linear production and dispatch station “Lazarevo” in the Kirov region, which pumps crude oil through the Surgut-Gorky-Polotsk main pipeline.
Details of the strike and additional targets
In addition, the Defense Forces struck a fuel and lubricant materials depot in the village of Matveyev Kurgan in the Rostov region, an enemy command and observation point in the area of Begoshcha (Kursk region), drone control points in the areas of Kalynove (Donetsk region) and Grafovka (Belgorod region), as well as a workshop for the occupiers’ drones in Donetsk.
“A fuel and lubricant materials depot in the village of Matveyev Kurgan, Rostov region, Russia, an enemy command and observation point (Begoshcha, Kursk region, Russia), drone control points in the areas of Kalynove in the Donetsk region, Grafovka (Belgorod region, Russia), and a workshop for the occupiers’ drones in Donetsk have also been struck,” the General Staff reports.
On the night of May 31, according to reports from Russian Telegram channels, drones attacked the Saratov oil refinery. Around 3:15 AM, explosions were heard in the city, after which a fire broke out on the premises of the enterprise. According to media reports, the strike likely hit the isomerization unit.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia, various facilities in the territory of the Russian Federation and temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine have been regularly subjected to air strikes. Most of these attacks have been confirmed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, emphasizing that the Defense Forces of Ukraine systematically implement measures aimed at reducing the combat potential of the Russian occupation forces and forcing the Russian Federation to cease its armed aggression against Ukraine.