Yaroslavl Oblast Governor Mikhail Evraev acknowledged the Ukrainian strike against the Slavneft-Yanos Oil Refinery.
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Yaroslavl Oblast Governor Mikhail Evraev acknowledged on September 17 the Ukrainian strike against the refinery.
Russia's Slavneft-Yaroslavnefteorgsintez (Yanos) oil refinery has halted crude oil processing on Thursday 17 September following a Ukrainian drone strike.
The attack damaged the refinery's AVT-3 primary oil-refining unit. The unit has a capacity of 17,140 tonnes per day, accounting for around 40% of the plant's total refining capacity.
Ukraine struck Russia’s Yaroslavl region with drones overnight on September 17, regional Governor Mikhail Yevrayev said, adding that 65 of the drones were shot down.
The oil refinery has sustained damage. Prompt firefighting operations are underway, and the attack blew out windows in several apartment buildings and damaged cars.
Governor of the Yaroslavl region Mikhail Yevrayev announced a drone alert and later reported damage to the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery and a fire.
An oil refinery in Yaroslavl Region sustained damage during the overnight attack, with fires later extinguished.
Falling debris from the attack shattered windows in several apartment buildings and damaged cars in Yaroslavl.
A fire broke out at the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl as a result of Ukrainian drone strikes on the night of September 17.
Drones attacked the Yaroslavl oil refinery on the night of 17 September, causing fires and damage to cars and windows.
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