"Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil refinery nearly 1,100 miles into Russia, marking one of Kyiv's deepest strikes of the war, a security official told Business Insider on Thursday. The drones struck the Ukhta refinery in Russia's Komi Republic, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said. They were only authorized to speak on the condition of anonymity to discuss military developments."
""The SBU continues to carry out targeted strikes on the enterprises of the Russian oil refining complex, which ensure the functioning of the military machine of the aggressor country," the security service source said in a translated statement. Hitting such targets "reduces the enemy's ability to provide their troops with fuel, complicates logistics, and reduces financial revenues that go to the war against Ukraine," they said."
"The attack on Thursday triggered a fire at the refinery. Plumes of smoke are visible in footage of the facility shared by the SBU source. One video shows what appears to be a large Ukrainian drone streaming across the sky. The refinery is part of Russia's state-owned PJSC Lukoil Oil Company, and it processes about 4 million tons of oil annually. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which confirmed the attack, said the facility supplies Moscow's military."
Ukrainian long-range drones struck the Ukhta oil refinery in Russia's Komi Republic, traveling roughly 1,750 kilometers (1,087 miles) from the Ukrainian border. The attack triggered a fire and produced visible plumes of smoke in shared footage, with one video showing what appears to be a large drone. The refinery is part of state-owned PJSC Lukoil and processes about 4 million tons of oil annually; Ukrainian General Staff said the facility supplies Moscow's military. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said the strikes target Russian oil refining enterprises to degrade fuel supply, complicate logistics, and reduce revenues supporting the war.
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