Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery in the city of Ufa in Russia's Bashkortostan region, according to a single report. No details on damage, casualties, or the type of weapon used are yet available.
The attack on the oil refinery in Ufa, the capital of the Bashkortostan Republic, is the latest in a series of Ukrainian deep-strike operations targeting Russian energy infrastructure. The Zioneer has previously reported on Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries in Ufa (June 25), Salavat (July 14), Tyumen (June 20), and other cities across western and central Russia. The current report, from a single source, provides no details on the method of attack, extent of damage, or casualties. It is consistent with a pattern of long-range drone strikes that have reached targets up to 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The scale of the reported campaign has raised assessments of an emerging fuel crisis inside Russia, as noted in earlier Zioneer coverage.
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