Drones attacked the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refinery in Bashkortostan, Russia, causing a fire at one of the catalytic cracking units.
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Drones attacked the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refinery in Russia on the territory of Bashkortostan, resulting in a fire.
The drone hit a catalytic cracking unit, causing a small fire.
On the night of May 9, a fire broke out in the Russian city of Salavat, Bashkortostan, due to a drone strike at a Gazprom-owned enterprise
On May 9, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) attacked an oil refinery, Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, in the Republic of Bashkortostan, according to a source interviewed by the Kyiv Independent.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has carried out another successful strike, this time hitting the Gazprom neftekhim Salavat refinery in the Republic of Bashkortostan.
Ukrainian drone struck Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat refinery at distance of 1,500 km
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