Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) conducted a drone attack on the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast, causing suspension of the facility's operations.
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A drone attack halted operations at the smaller Novoshakhtinsk refinery in the southern Rostov region on March 13.
Ukrainian aircraft were sighted and possibly hit targets in the vicinity of the Novshakhtiskaya oil refinery
On 13 March, the Novoshakhtyn refinery in the Rostov region suspended operations after a drone attack.
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