Ukraine has once again struck Russia’s energy infrastructure by carrying out drone attacks against facilities linked to the oil sector.
During the early hours of the morning, the Yaroslavl-3 oil pumping station, located in the Yaroslavl region, was hit, causing a fire in fuel storage tanks. Russian authorities confirmed the incident and reported intense air defense activity during the attack.
According to information released by local sources, the facility is part of the Surgut–Polotsk oil pipeline, an important oil transport route connecting fields in Siberia and northern Russia to strategic ports on the Baltic Sea, as well as to Belarus. The station is located more than 800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border and is part of the network operated by Russian state-owned company Transneft.
The attack was not an isolated incident. Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces had already struck the same station in mid-May as part of a strategy aimed at weakening Russia’s logistical and energy infrastructure. Kyiv argues that actions of this kind reduce Moscow’s economic capacity to finance and sustain military operations.
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On the same night, Ukrainian drones also hit the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery in Volgograd. Considered one of the largest producers of petroleum products in southern Russia, the facility has the capacity to process 14.8 million tonnes per year and produces fuels such as gasoline, diesel and aviation kerosene, reinforcing its importance to Russia’s energy sector.
#Ukraine drones of the attacked the “Yaroslavl-3” oil pumping station. pic.twitter.com/d7AYuibpgi
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