Ukraine strikes Chornomornaftogaz facility in Crimea, Russian drone relay systems and logistics bridge, military says
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Ukrainian forces struck a Chornomornaftogaz facility and relay equipment used to control Russian strike drones in Russian-occupied Crimea, as well as a bridge in the occupied part of Donetsk Oblast overnight on July 26, Ukraine’s General Staff reported in a round-up of significant strikes over the past day.
Damage to the Chornomornaftogaz facility near the village of Vnukovo on the peninsula was confirmed, though the General Staff did not specify which elements of the facility were affected, the report said.
Following Russia’s launch of its war against Ukraine in 2014, oil rigs belonging to the state joint-stock company Chornomornaftogaz were seized by Russia and have since been used for the extraction, storage, and transportation of natural gas and petroleum products, as well as to supply the fuel and energy needs of Russian occupation forces on the peninsula.
Another strike targeted ground-based relay equipment used to control Russian Shahed and Gerbera-type strike drones in the Chornomorske area of Crimea.
The relay equipment extends the opperational range, improves the stability, and enhances the quality of control links for attack drones used by Russian forces to strike Ukrainian territory.
Other key targets in the General Staff update included a road bridge in the Vyselky area of Donetsk Oblast, a drone storage facility near Chervonopopivka, and a Russian troop concentration in Purdivka, Luhansk Oblast.
The General Staff also confirmed a strike on an oil refinery in Russia’s Tyumen Oblast carried out on July 25.
The Tyumen Oil Refinery is one of Russia’s largest refineries, with an annual processing capacity of around 7 million tonnes. It produces motor gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, fuel oil, and other petroleum products used by Russia’s military-industrial complex and armed forces.
