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In Ufa lies one of the largest Russian oil chemical and refining complexes, which includes three enterprises.
After a nighttime raid by Ukrainian drones in the Russian city of Ufa, there was a "small fire" at one of the oil refineries. This was reported by the head of Bashkortostan, Radyi Khabirov, on social networks on Wednesday, 19 August.
"Currently they are assessing the extent of the damage, but preliminarily, the hit was on a unit (oil refining – ed.), which is under repair. As always, any hit bursts pipes, there are minor damages," he said.
According to the head of the region, the damage is planned to be repaired within several days.
Acting mayor of the Bashkir capital Rustam Sharipov wrote that Ufa has "fallen victim to another terrorist UAV attack." Of six unmanned aircraft, supposedly four were "shot down," and one "fell in an industrial area—fire is being fought there."
It is known that in the north of Ufa there is one of the largest Russian oil chemical and refining complexes, which includes Bashneft-UNPZ, Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim, and Bashneft-Novoyl, with a total capacity of 23,5 million tons per year. Which specific plant was hit, authorities did not specify.
Also not disclosed is why the facility’s unit was under repair. It is probably a consequence of previous strikes by the Ukrainian armed forces on the Ufa industrial zone. Just in August, the oil refining complex was hit three times by Ukrainian drones, and previously multiple times in July and June. After the drone raid 5 in August on Rosneft’s refinery (Bashneft-UNPZ) a fire broke out.
Besides the oil plant 19 in August, one of the drones, "perhaps off course," struck a residential building in the Zaton microdistrict of Ufa, Khabirov said. Initially, one person was injured—a medical university student from India.
According to Sharipov, the hit damaged several apartments and cars. The authorities are assessing the nature of the damage to the building, and an operational headquarters has been established, with a temporary housing site organized for residents of the multi-story building.
As a reminder, tonight drones attacked the city of Dzerzhinsk in Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia. After the attack, dense smoke was observed over the city, presumably rising from the Sverdlov plant. This is one of the key producers of explosive substances for the Russian military-industrial complex.
Also, in the night to Wednesday, drones attacked Moscow again.
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