Ukrainian drones have targeted and damaged critical Russian refineries, disrupting fuel production and escalating the conflict into the energy sector.

❗️Ukrainian drones struck one of the three refineries in Ufa, Bashkortostan, around 1,500 km from the front. The exact plant has not yet been identified. Ufaneftekhim, Novoil and the Ufa Refinery together form a 23.5 million-tonne-per-year processing cluster. #Ukraine

Ukraine's SBU said its long-range drones struck infrastructure at three Bashneft refineries in Ufa, nearly 1,600 km from Ukraine. The Bashneft-UNPZ, Bashneft-Novoil and Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim plants form a refinery cluster with annual capacity above 23 million tonnes. SBU drones also hit three Podlet-K1 radar stations and one Kasta-2E2 radar in Krasnodar region. #Ukraine

Ukrainian drones aso struck the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery overnight, with a fire still burning in its industrial zone this morning. The plant is one of Russia's largest refineries and produces gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel. #Ukraine