The Novoshakhty Oil Refinery, which is the largest in southern Russia, stopped both of its primary oil processing facilities due to an attack by Ukrainian drones. About this write The Moscow Times with reference to Reuters.
It is noted that the only plant in the Rostov region with a capacity of 5,6 million tons of oil per year was attacked by Ukrainian drones on the night of December 19, after which a large fire broke out at the plant.
The AVT-2,5-2 installation with a capacity of 7,14 thousand was under attack. tons per day, which accounts for 50% of the plant's capacity. As a result, it had to be turned off in an emergency, the interlocutors of the agency say.
Also, according to them, an oil product tank caught fire and the second primary processing unit of the same capacity - 7,14 thousand cubic meters - was stopped. tons per day.
Launched in 2009 and becoming the first large-scale refinery built in Russia from scratch in the last 30 years, the Novoshachtinsky plant has stopped production for the third time since the beginning of the year.
It was first attacked by drones in March, then in June. As a result, the volume of production at the refinery decreased sharply: in January-October, it processed 2,7 million tons of oil against 4,8 million tons last year.
In general, in January-December, Russian refineries lost 41,1 million tons, or 13% of capacity, due to downtime caused by UAV attacks and difficulties with repairs due to Western sanctions.
Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the attack on the Novoshakhty refinery in the Rostov region. It was noted that it is used to meet the needs of the enemy's armed forces.
At least three Russian refineries have been forced to halt processing or cut production due to heavy losses amid export restrictions, rising oil prices and high borrowing costs.
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