00:00Six strategic Russian refineries have been hit during the past week, with
00:05damages valued in millions of dollars, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
00:11Among the main targets was the Moscow oil refinery, where
00:16The Ukrainian attacks would have knocked key processing units out of service
00:21of crude oil.
00:22The Perm refinery, which has an annual capacity of
00:27processing 13 million tons of crude oil and supplies fuel to units
00:32Russian military personnel.
00:34Among the other refineries that were reportedly affected are the one in Novosibirsk,
00:41with a capacity of 7.5 million tons of oil per year, and that of Bashneft-Ufaneftekim,
00:47with a similar annual processing capacity.
00:51The Kuybyshev refinery, one of the key facilities operated by the Russian oil company Rosneft,
00:56It was also among the stated objectives.
01:00The plant has an annual capacity of approximately 7 million tons of oil.
01:05The Ilsky refinery was also hit.
01:09The facility processes approximately 6.6 million tons of crude oil per year.
01:15The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense also reported that the Iskra plant was attacked.
01:21which manufactures electronic components for the Russian defense industry,
01:26These include parts used in the Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and cannon system.
01:31The attacks are part of Ukraine's ongoing campaign against energy infrastructure
01:37and Russian defense, with which kyiv seeks to disrupt fuel production and supply,
01:43as well as the industrial capacity that supports the Russian army.
02:07The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
