In Yaroslavl, UAVs attacked the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the downing of 90 UAVs

In Yaroslavl, drones attacked the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery. This was reported by Astra and the Ukrainian monitoring telegram channels Supernova+ and Exilenova+.

Local residents and regional publics spoke about a series of 5-7 explosions, flashes and a column of smoke in the area of ​​the plant.

Officially, the authorities and the Russian Ministry of Defense announced only that the UAV attack had been repelled, without confirming a direct hit on the plant, but photos and videos of a large fire on the territory of the plant appeared in the media and social networks.

According to official data, a total of eight drones were shot down over the Yaroslavl region on the night of Friday, December 12.

The Slavneft-YANOS refinery is one of the five largest enterprises in Russia and is involved in providing fuel, including military needs. Potential damage to facilities could impact petroleum product logistics.

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In Tver, drones damaged a residential building, there were casualties

In Tver , as a result of repelling a drone attack, a residential building on Osnabrückskaya Street was damaged. 7 people were injured, including a child, said acting governor Vitaly Korolev.

“Six adults and a child are already receiving medical care in the hospital. The residents of the house are being evacuated. The forces and means are working,” his message says. Authorities later clarified that there were 22 people, including five children, at the temporary accommodation center at the school.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that air defense forces destroyed 90 Ukrainian drones overnight. The largest number - 63 drones - were over the Bryansk region, where, according to Governor Alexander Bogomaz, there were no casualties or destruction. In addition to the Yaroslavl and Bryansk regions, the Moscow, Smolensk, Tambov, Tula, Oryol and Rostov regions were attacked.

Earlier, “Verstka” reported that Ukraine in November carried out a record number of attacks on Russian refineries and oil infrastructure since the beginning of the war. According to Bloomberg, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out at least 14 strikes.

Photo: Yaroslavnefteorgsintez, May 10, 2021. Svtk44 via Wikimedia Commons

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