Ukrainian drones struck the Salavat oil refinery, the largest in the Russian Federation, located 1,300 km from the frontline, causing a big fire.
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Ukrainian drones struck the Salavat oil refinery, the largest in the Russian Federation, located 1,300 km from the frontline, causing a big fire.
Long-range SBU drones struck an ELOU-AVT-4 crude oil processing unit at the center of the facility, triggering a massive explosion.
Ukrainian long-range drones reached Bashkortostan and attacked Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, one of Russia's largest oil refining and petrochemical plants
The drones struck the ELOU-AVT-4 unit, causing a major fire with black smoke
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:30.727Z
Source story: day-1303b-2025-09-22