Ukrainian defense forces struck four major oil refining facilities in Russia: Novokuibyshevsk and Syzran refineries in Samara Oblast, the RPK Vysotsk Lukoil-II terminal in Leningrad Oblast, and the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station in Krasnodar Krai.
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Fires broke out at the Novokuibyshevsk and Syzran oil refineries in Samara Oblast, the RPK Vysotsk Lukoil-II oil loading terminal in Leningrad Oblast and the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station in Krasnodar Krai. All of the facilities are involved in supporting the armed forces of the Russian occupiers.
Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck four key oil industry facilities in Russia overnight on April 18, with fires reported at the sites.
Ukraine struck four "important" Russian oil industry facilities overnight on April 18.
The targeted sites support Russia's Armed Forces and that the attacks were part of a broader campaign to undermine Russia's military and economic capabilities.
Ukrainian drones struck the Syzran and Novokuibyshevsk oil refineries in Samara region, causing fires at refining units
The two plants combined process over 16 million tons of oil annually
Ukrainian forces struck four Russian oil refining facilities in Samara Oblast, Leningrad Oblast, and Krasnodar Krai as part of reducing Russia's military-economic potential.
Units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces struck the Novokuybyshevsky and Sizransky oil refineries in the Samara region on the night of 18 April.
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