Main points
- On May 7, a fire broke out in Perm, probably at a linear production and dispatching station and an oil refinery after a drone attack.
- Lukoil-Permnaftoorgsintez, one of the largest oil refineries in Russia, could be under attack.
The aftermath of the attack on Perm / Channel 24 collage
On the afternoon of May 7, an air raid alert reached Perm, Russia. After the attack, a column of smoke rises from the territory of the Perm linear production and dispatching station (LVDS) and the local oil refinery.
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What's burning again in Perm?
It was noisy again in Perm, Russia, on May 7. Russians shared videos showing the sound of sirens and a fire at one of the strategic facilities within the city.
Smoke from a fire in Perm / Photo Exilenova+, Astra
Previously, the Telegram channel suggests, drones again attacked the Perm oil pipeline. This is an important node in the system of main oil pipelines.
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Later, it became known about a new strike, which caused a fire on the territory of the local refinery. Recall that Lukoil-Permnaftoorgsintez, one of the largest oil refineries in Russia, is located there.
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Retired British Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon said that Russians have been facing a shortage of gasoline due to Ukraine's strikes. They are outraged by the cost of fuel when they do manage to get it. Moreover, according to him, some Russian commanders are now dissatisfied with Vladimir Putin's actions and are starting to speak out against him.
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What is Ukraine claiming?
Shortly after, the commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdy “Magyar”, confirmed the attack and stated that Ukrainian drones managed to cover a distance of 1,550 kilometers from the front line.
President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Ukrainian fighters for their accuracy. According to him, there have been other important results recently, including in Chelyabinsk, Russia, located 1,800 kilometers away.
Also, according to him, drones have previously reached Yekaterinburg, Tuapse, Crimea, Novorossiysk, as well as Samara and Nizhny Novgorod regions. In his opinion, only Moscow can influence the situation.
We have repeatedly suggested to the Russian leadership to move towards peace. In response, we have only received new Russian strikes. So, that is why Ukrainian long-range sanctions are moving towards remote Russian points,
– he emphasized.
Recent strikes on Russian refineries
Ukraine successfully struck the Kirish oil refinery on May 5. The attack damaged three of the four distillation units at the second-largest refinery in the Leningrad region.
On April 30, SBU drones were already disabling the AVT-4 unit, a key unit for primary oil processing at the Lukoil-Permnaftoorgsintez refinery. At that time, the Perm oil refinery, through which oil was supplied to the plant, was also on fire.