[Ukrainian Army Claims Attack on Major Oil Refinery in Southwestern Russia] The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced on social media on the 13th that Ukrainian forces attacked a major oil refinery in the Republic of Bashkortostan in

2026-08-13

[Ukrainian Army Claims Attack on Major Oil Refinery in Southwestern Russia] The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced on social media on the 13th that Ukrainian forces attacked a major oil refinery in the Republic of Bashkortostan in southwestern Russia in the early hours of the day, causing a fire. The General Staff stated that the target was 1,300 kilometers from the Ukrainian-Russian border. The Ukrainian military will continue to strike key Russian facilities to systematically weaken its combat capabilities. The attacked refinery reportedly belongs to Gazprom's Salavat Petrochemical Company, one of Russia's largest oil refining and petrochemical complexes, with an annual refining capacity of 10 million tons.