Ukraine strikes Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery for second time in three months

A Russian soldier fires a Malka self-propelled gun towards Ukrainian positions on Thursday. PIC/AP/PTI

Ukrainian drones struck a major oil refinery in Russia's Volgograd region for the second time in almost three months, Ukraine said on Thursday. Russian officials did not confirm the attack, although the local governor said drones started a fire at an industrial facility.

Ukraine's general staff said in a statement that the attack took place on Wednesday. The refinery is the largest producer of fuel and lubricants in Russia's Southern Federal District, processing more than 15 million tons of crude annually - about 5.6 per cent of the country's total refining capacity, according to Ukrainian officials.

Ukrainian forces also struck three fuel lubricants facilities in the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula and a storage and assembly base for Russia's Shahed drones in an occupied area of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.

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