💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck the Novoshakhtinsky oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast using homegrown missiles in a joint SBU and Naval Forces operation.

Novoshakhtinsky, Rostov Oblast
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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The attack on the Novoshakhtinsky Oil Refinery was a joint operation between SBU and Ukrainian Naval Forces using Ukrainian-produced jet-powered missiles

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

On the night of December 19, a fire broke out at an oil refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov region, Russia, as a result of a drone attack.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian drones attacked the Kamensky Chemical Plant in Rostov Oblast, one of Russia's largest chemical enterprises specializing in rocket fuel production

Ukrainian forces struck Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery with missiles and drones

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

One of Russia's largest chemical plants reportedly attacked in Rostov Oblast. The attack struck the Kamensky Combine, a chemical plant that produces rocket fuel for the Russian military, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's counter-disinformation center.

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