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Ukrainian Special Operations Forces carried out overnight drone strikes on an oil refinery in Novospasskoye, Ulyanovsk Oblast, which handles around 600,000 tons of oil annually (about 0.2% of Russia's total refining capacity) and produces gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil.

Novospasskoye, Ulyanovsk Oblast
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Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Ukrainian Special Operations Forces carried out deep-strike attacks overnight on Oct. 29 on two oil refineries and a gas processing facility in Russia

Ukrainian SSO struck Novospassky Oil Refinery in Ulyanovsk Oblast

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Extracted: 2026-02-20T18:06:23.718Z

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