The oil refinery in Samara, located on the territory of the former Kuibyshev Oil Refinery, was attacked by a drone on the night of March 23. As a result of the incident, AVT-5, one of the two main oil refining units, was forced to stop operating, the agency reported, information confirmed by industry sources. Reuters.
Factory representatives declined to comment on the damage caused by the drone, and local media did not cover the incident. However, the regional governor Dmitry Azarov confirmed in his Telegram channel the fact that a fire broke out in the primary oil refinery column. According to him, the equipment was not damaged.
Prior to this, a regime had been implemented in the Kursk region that increased the threat of attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was announced by the regional governor Roman Starovoyt in a statement. telegram channel.
Before that the regional government was in the Kursk region introduced SMS notification that local people will receive in emergency situations in case of danger of UAV attack.
Putin before named The main reason for the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Belgorod and Kursk regions.