At the enterprise, whose capacity is up to 9 million tons of oil per year, a large-scale fire broke out. According to the commander of the SBS “Magyar,” the Syzran refinery was “flashed with a fiery red cross.”
On the night of May 21, the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked the Syzran oil refinery in the Samara region of the Russian Federation, located more than 800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
The consequences of the attack were announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as the Special Operations Forces and the Unmanned Systems Forces, the PromPolitInform portal informs.
According to the MTR, the attack on the refinery, which belongs to Rosneft, was carried out by Deep Strike units. The Forces of unmanned systems said that the operation involved the operators of the 1st separate center and the 413rd regiment “Raid.”
At the enterprise, whose capacity is up to 9 million tons of oil per year, a large-scale fire broke out. In social networks distributed photos and videos of thick black smoke over the territory of the plant. Before the explosions, local residents reported on the work of the Russian air defense.
The Syzran refinery is part of the Samara refinery unit Rosneft and produces gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel. In addition to civilian needs, the company provides fuel to Russian military aviation and military units in the central and southern regions of the Russian Federation.
Congratulations on the Day of embroidery from the Forces of unmanned systems
The commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi “Magyar,” said that this was the eleventh hit Russian oil refinery in May.
“Black smoke, white glow and red flame – an authentic ornament from Ukrainians on Embroidery Day was worn by the next, already eleventh during May, Putin’s oil tank,” he wrote.
According to Magyar, the Syzran refinery was “stitched with a fiery red cross,” and such attacks will continue in the future.
Photo – t.me/ukr _ sof/2846
