Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones struck the Kaleykino oil pumping station near Almetyevsk in Russia's Tatarstan region, setting it ablaze and shutting down a critical transit node in the Druzhba pipeline system that supplies crude oil to Hungary and Slovakia.
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Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones pummeled the Kaleykino oil pumping station near Almetyevsk, setting it ablaze and shutting down the operation of a critical transit node in the Druzhba pipeline system
The 35-plus aircraft strike package flew through roughly 1,500 kilometers of Russian air space to score multiple hits on pump lines and crude oil storage reservoirs
Russia's defense ministry acknowledged its forces had engaged enemy drones over the Tatarstan region and claimed it had shot 35 aircraft down
Residents in Tatarstan's Almetyevsk reported blasts and a fire in the city
On the night of February 23, UAVs attacked an oil pumping station located near the Russian city of Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan. The Kaleikino oil pumping station is the main oil pumping facility located near Almetyevsk (Tatarstan), not far from the village of Kaleikino. It receives oil from various pipelines and serves as a major hub in the trunk pipeline system.
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