Major Russian LUKOIL Refinery Targeted in Second Drone Attack Since August

The LUKOIL-Permnefteorgsintez (PNOS) oil refinery, one of Russia’s largest processing facilities, was targeted in a new drone attack, the independent Russian outlet ASTRA reported on September 25, citing OSINT analysis.

Perm regional Governor Dmitry Makhonin confirmed the strike on the region, noting that first responders had been deployed, according to ASTRA.

Ukraine’s sustained drone campaign against Russia’s largest oil refineries, which Ukraine enacted in response to Russian attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, has disrupted Moscow’s energy sector, knocking out roughly a third of its refining output and pushing crude processing down to its lowest levels in over a decade.

“There is an air raid on an industrial facility. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties. Emergency and operational services are working at the scene,” Makhonin wrote.

ASTRA writes that LUKOIL-Permnefteorgsintez is a massive enterprise located in Perm and a critical component of the LUKOIL group. The facility processes more than 13 million tons of crude oil annually.

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The latest strike marks the second recent attack on the Perm refinery. The facility was previously targeted in late August. During that attack, drones reportedly damaged the refinery’s primary atmospheric-vacuum distillation unit, a critical piece of equipment for processing crude oil.

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