Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Russia’s Bashkortostan

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Ukrainian drones struck Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, one of Russia's largest oil refining complexes, in Bashkortostan overnight on October 8, according to Ukrainian monitoring channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+. Independent channel Astra reviewed eyewitness footage and concluded a fire likely broke out on the refinery grounds, which has been hit by Ukrainian drones before.

Bashkortostan authorities declared an air raid alert but have not detailed what happened at the plant. Separately, drone debris fell on a Krasnodar facility, damaging a building and sparking a smaller fire with no injuries reported.

Russia's Defense Ministry says it shot down 399 Ukrainian drones overnight across its territory, occupied Crimea, and the Black Sea. Zelensky recently promised an intensified campaign against Russian refineries, which have already struggled with shutdowns that fed a domestic fuel crisis this summer.

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Three hundred ninety nine drones downed and yet the refinery still catches fire anyway. That's the kind of math that makes you want to ask who's doing the counting and why the number always lands just shy of a thousand. A fuel crisis that started in summer isn't getting fixed by press statements about interception rates.

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