The refinery was affected for the second time in less than a month. For its part, Ukraine announces strikes on its gas infrastructure.
An oil refinery from the Saratov region, 450 kilometers from the Ukrainian frontrier southeast of Moscow, was attacked overnight Monday to Ukrainian drones.
The ASTRA de Telegram channel publishes videos of local residents showing images of a fire in Saratov’s oil refinery, which is likely to be Rosneft. Residents have reported explosions near the factory. This refinery has already been attacked by drones on January 14.
The governor of the Saratov region said that a “Industrial company” de Saratov had been damaged by falling drone debris.
“The air defense forces have eliminated drones. An industrial company from Saratov has been damaged. Operational services are working on the possible fall in debris. There are no preliminary victims”wrote Roman Busargin.
Pro-government Russian Telegram Russian chains also speak of explosions above Engels. According to the inhabitants, they were heard above the local military aerodrome. This information was not officially confirmed.
Engels is located on the eastern bank of the Volga, opposite Saratov. The Engels-2 air base is home to part of the Russian strategic fleet.
The Russian Russian Department of Defense claims that forty drones were killed during the night, 18 above the Saratov region and 14 above the Rostov region, six in the British region, Two in the Volgograd region and one in the Belgorod region.
Electricity cuts in Ukraine
At the same time, Ukraine imposed emergency electricity cuts Tuesday morning due to massive Russian shells. The Minister of Energy, German Gaulushchenko, said that the gas infrastructure was attacked.
“The Ukrainian energy system is undergoing a new attack. During the night, the enemy has attacked the gas infrastructure. Since this morning, the energy sector is still in the sights. In order to minimize the possible consequences for the energy system, the operator of the transmission system emergency applies of electricity restriction measures “he wrote on social networks.
