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On the night of December 17, the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out a series of strikes against oil refining and logistics infrastructure facilities of the Russian Federation.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the General Staff, Deep Strike assets hit the infrastructure of the “Slavyansky” oil refinery in the city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban. Explosions and a fire were recorded in the area of the facility; the extent of damage is being clarified. The refinery has a design capacity of about 5.2 million tons of oil per year and is involved in supplying the Russian armed forces.
A strike on the territory of the “Nikolayevskaya” oil depot in Rostov Region was also confirmed. Preliminary information indicates that a storage tank and the river vessel “Kapitan Gibert” were damaged.
Separately, it was reported that a field artillery warehouse of a unit from the 101st Separate Logistics Brigade of the occupying forces was hit in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk Region. The extent of the damage is being clarified.
In addition, the General Staff confirmed the results of a December 14 strike on the R. Graifer drilling platform in the waters of the Caspian Sea. As a result of the strike, the stationary platform with the operational and technical gas processing and pumping module was damaged, leading to the shutdown of all 14 wells with a combined daily output of nearly 3,500 tons.
The General Staff emphasizes that the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue actions aimed at reducing Russia’s military and economic potential and stopping its armed aggression against Ukraine.
