In Yekaterinburg, Russia, on April 1, a fire broke out at one of the largest defense plants, Uralmash.
As reported Ukrainian Ministry of Energy, from open sources it became known that the fire was preceded by an explosion, after which a column of black smoke rose above the plant.
“According to one of the information sources, a workshop for the production of transformers, in which there are 7 thousand liters of lubricant, caught fire. The area of the fire has already reached 4,500 square meters,” the Ukrainian ministry said in a statement.
“Uralmash” manufactures equipment for metallurgy, mining and energy industry.
- On March 23, an oil refinery burned in Russian Samara. The Kuibyshev Refinery has already been attacked by drones of the Security Service of Ukraine.
- More than half of Russia’s oil refineries are within the flight radius of Ukrainian drones and they are not protected in the best way: drones regularly attack oil refineries. The Defense Forces say they will target any legitimate military targets. These refineries, in particular, supply fuel for the Russian army. Russia is already feeling the consequences of drone strikes. Some refineries have stopped, fuel prices have reached a six-month high, and oil refining is steadily shrinking. The collapse of Russian oil refining is possible. How exactly, in detail in the material LB.ua.
