Ukraine strikes Russia's Taneco oil refinery, Tamanneftegaz terminal, General Staff confirms
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Ukraine struck an oil refinery in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan and an oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai overnight on Aug. 20, the General Staff confirmed.
Drones targeted the Taneco oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Russian Telegram media channels originally reported. Photos and videos posted to social media purport to show long-range drones striking the refinery overnight.
"Taneco can process up to 16 million tons of crude oil per year," the General Staff said in a post on social media. "It produces a wide range of petroleum products, including motor fuels and other oil refining products. It is involved in supplying the enemy army."
The Taneco refinery was previously targeted by Ukrainian forces on Aug. 10, when Ukraine's General Staff confirmed a strike on the facility and said a fire had been recorded at the site.
Taneco is a major Tatneft-owned refinery in Nizhnekamsk, roughly 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) from Ukraine.
Nizhnekamsk's oil and petrochemical infrastructure has repeatedly been targeted by Ukraine. Ukrainian forces struck the TAIF-NK refinery in July, while the neighboring Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical plant was targeted in May and June.
Elsewhere in Russia, the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai was also struck. NASA's FIRMS satellite monitoring system detected a fire at the terminal.
The terminal — described by the General Staff as "one of the key Russian oil terminals in the Black Sea region" — has also been targeted by Ukrainian forces.
In June, the General Staff reported damage to three oil storage tanks, a pipeline and loading infrastructure at the site.
The 500-kilovolt Taman electrical substation, part of the power infrastructure supplying Russian-occupied Crimea, was also reportedly targeted.
Ukraine regularly strikes military infrastructure deep within Russia and the occupied territories in an effort to diminish Moscow's ability to continue waging its war.
Ukraine has intensified long-range strikes against Russian oil infrastructure in recent months, targeting refineries and other energy facilities that Kyiv says help finance and supply Russia's war effort.
