Drone strike reportedly targets Russia's key Saratov oil refinery

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Drone strike reportedly targets Russia's key Saratov oil refinery

"The Saratov Oil Refinery is one of the key facilities in Russia's fuel infrastructure. Its refining capacity reaches 7 million tons of oil annually," Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, said.

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On the night of February 11, a series of explosions occurred in the Russian city of Saratov and a fire broke out near an oil refinery after a drone attack. As a result of the impact on the refinery, the pipeline that goes to the catalytic reforming unit was damaged, Radio Liberty reports. [see_also ids="629028"] In particular, a Planet Labs satellite image taken on the afternoon of February 11 shows signs of fire and pipeline damage. “The L-35-1…