Source: Andrey Kovalenko, head of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, on Telegram
Direct quote: "In 2024, it (the oil refinery – ed.) processed, by various estimates, about 3 million tons of oil, although it has the capacity to process 7.5 million tons, but its full operation was hindered by attacks."
Details: Kovalenko stated that the equipment at the plant has been damaged and it cannot resume operations for now.
Background:
- For the first time, drones from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine attacked the Novoshakhtinsk oil products plant on March 13, which also temporarily halted its operations.
- On the night of June 6, a series of explosions occurred in the Rostov region of Russia, leading to a fire at the Novoshakhtinsk oil products plant.
- On December 19, as a result of a drone attack, a fire broke out at the Novoshakhtinsk oil products plant in Novoshakhtinsk.