Volgograd oil refinery to partially suspend production after drone attack
The images of the attack on the refinery show that a drone damaged a primary oil processing unit
Part of the production cycle at the LUKOIL-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery will be suspended after a drone attack.
Source. This was reported by Kommersant with reference to sources at the company.
According to the newspaper, the shutdown is necessary to repair the damage. The Volgograd-based v1.ru media outlet writes that, judging by the images of the attack on the refinery, the drone damaged the primary oil processing unit.
Earlier, sources of the Ukrainian BBC Service reported that two drones had hit the primary oil refining unit, without which the refinery will lose a significant part of its production capacity.
According to the sources, the drone attack was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine.
The Volgograd refinery (LUKOIL-Volgogradneftepererabotka) is the largest producer of petroleum products in the Southern Federal District with a capacity of 14.8 million tonnes per year.
On Saturday night, the Volgograd region was attacked by drones, which resulted in a fire at the refinery that covered 300 square metres. The fire was contained on Saturday morning.
According to the regional authorities, no one was killed in the drone attack on the refinery and the fire.
Volgograd Region Governor Andrei Bocharov claims that the fire started as a result of the downed drone. Russia's Ministry of Defence earlier said that two drones were "intercepted and destroyed" over the Volgograd region.
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