Ukrainian UAVs attacked an oil pumping station near Yaroslavl
Ukrainian drones struck fuel tanks at an oil pumping station near Yaroslavl, Russia.
Regional Governor Mikhail Yevraev confirmed the strike, which took place overnight.
Following the attack, a fire broke out at the facility, which eyewitnesses are observing and posting videos and photos of on social media.
According to Exilenova+, the facility in question is the “Yaroslavl-3” pumping station, a key hub on the “Surgut-Polotsk” pipeline, through which oil from Siberia and northern Russia is transported to the Baltic ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga, as well as to Belarus.
The governor stated that the Yaroslavl region came under a massive drone attack after 3 a.m.
“Today, the region was subjected to a massive attack by Ukrainian UAVs. Most of the drones were shot down, but some struck industrial fuel storage facilities,” he wrote on Telegram.
On May 18, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Special Operations Forces had already attacked this oil pumping station. The next day, the General Staff confirmed the strike.
The “Yaroslavl-3” oil pumping station is located more than 800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. It is part of the Russian state-owned company Transneft.
The Special Operations Forces emphasized that strikes on Russia’s oil refining and logistics infrastructure reduce its economic capacity to wage war against Ukraine.
In Russia, drones attackedYaroslavl, and the highway to Moscow was blocked.
On the night of May 21, fighters from the Special Operations Forces (SSO) and Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine delivered a precision strike on the Syzran oil refinery in the Samara region of the Russian Federation.
In Russia, following the drone attack, fires broke out at the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in the city of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and on the grounds of the Azot chemical plant in Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai.
On the night of May 20, a series of explosions rocked the Stavropol Krai in Russia, followed by reports of damage to the Nevinnomyssk Azot plant. The plant is one of the largest producers of ammonia and ammonium nitrate in Russia. Details regarding the extent of the damage and the consequences of the attack are still being clarified.
