Ukraine struck the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refinery complex in Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan overnight on Aug. 13, the General Staff said."Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat is one of the largest oil refining and petrochemical complexes in the Russian Federation," it said in a post on social media."The processing capacity is up to 10 million tons per year. The enterprise produces, in particular, automotive gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, bitumen, polyethylene and other oil products and polymers. It is involved in providing support to the Russian occupation army," it added.The refinery is located around 1,300 kilometers (810 miles) from the Ukrainian border and was last hit overnight on July 14.A Wildberries warehouse and distribution facility in the Chishminsky district of Bashkortostan was also hit, the company reported on Aug. 13. Ukraine has yet to comment on the attack.Among Ukraine's targets in recent weeks have been several warehouses belonging to Russia's Wildberries.On Aug. 7, Ukrainian forces struck a logistics center belonging to the Russian online retail giant in the city of Yekaterinburg, Russian independent outlet Astra reported, and the company later confirmed.Another Wildberries warehouse was engulfed in flames in Russia's Tula Oblast after it was targeted by Ukrainian drones overnight on Aug. 5, authorities reported.Wildberries lists a range of military equipment on its website, including drone components and body armor.Ukraine's long-range strikes scored a significant success on Aug. 12, with four Russian warships damaged in an attack on the Black Sea Fleet naval base in Novorossiysk overnight, the General Staff said."According to preliminary information, four warships of the Russian aggressor suffered varying degrees of damage — two frigates of project 11356, Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen, a small missile ship of project 21631 Buyan-M, and a patrol ship of project 22160 Vasil Bykov," the General Staff said in a post on social media.It added that the full extent of the damage to the vessels was being clarified.
Russian Gazprom oil refinery 1,300 km from Ukraine hit, General Staff confirms
The refinery is located around 1,300 kilometers (810 miles) from the Ukrainian border and was last hit overnight on July 14.









