Ukraine Strikes Gazprom’s Major Oil Refining Complex 1,300 km from the Border
Ukrainian forces struck the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refining complex in Bashkortostan last night.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Thursday, October 8.
According to available information, the attack caused a fire at the strategic facility.
Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat is one of Russia’s largest oil refining and petrochemical complexes. The facility has the capacity to process up to 10 million tonnes of hydrocarbon feedstock annually and produces motor gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, bitumen, polyethylene and other oil refining and petrochemical products, the General Staff said.
Deep strikes by Ukraine’s Defence Forces have knocked out more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity.
The General Staff noted that the targeted complex, located 1,300 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, is involved in meeting the needs of Russian occupation forces.
It added that strikes against such facilities in the aggressor state constitute the exercise of Ukraine’s inherent right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter and are aimed at reducing Russia’s military and economic potential.