Ukrainian drones repeatedly attacked a Russian oil refinery in the Black Sea city of Tuapse, causing a fire there. the local authorities said on Tuesday. TASR informs about it according to a Reuters report.
- Ukrainian drones hit a Russian oil refinery in Tuapse, causing a fire.
- The Rosneft refinery and Tuapse port experienced 16 attacks on April 20 and 23.
- The attacks caused a large-scale fire and oil spills into the Black Sea.
- The refinery in Tuapse stopped operations on April 16 after a drone attack.
- Ukraine intensified its attacks on Russia after the interruption of the American peace talks.
The refinery of Rosneft and the port of Tuapse were the targets of attacks on April 16, 20 and 23 this year. They caused a devastating fire, which firefighters tried to put out for several days, as well as oil spills into the sea.
The production of the refinery in Tuapsa is intended mainly for export. It stopped its operations on April 16 after an attack by drones, Reuters sources said. It can process approximately 12 million tons of oil annually, which is roughly 240,000 barrels per day. It produces diesel, heating oil or vacuum gas oil (VGO), which is an intermediate product in oil refining.
Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russia since March as US-brokered peace talks to end Russian aggression stalled and Washington he is currently focusing his attention mainly on the war in Iran.
