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Ukraine's military hit a Russian oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod, impacting military supplies. Ukrainian drones also damaged a plant in Bashkortostan.
(Reuters) -Ukraine's military said on Tuesday it struck an oil refinery in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region east of Moscow.
The General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces, in a post on Telegram, said the military had hit the Lukoil refinery in the town of Kstovo. It said the facility provided supplies for the Russian military.
The extent of the damage was being assessed, it said.
There was no official Russian acknowledgement of the attack, but the governor of Nizhny Novgorod region, Gleb Nikitin, said Russian air defence units had repelled an attack by 20 drones near Kstovo.
The Ukrainian General Staff also said Ukrainian drones had caused "considerable damage" at a petrochemical plant in Bashkortostan in central Russia.
Regional authorities in Bashkortostan, about 1,500 km (930 miles) from the Ukrainian border, said Ukrainian drones had damaged the Sterlitamak petrochemical plant, but it was still operating.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
A refinery is an industrial facility where crude oil is processed and transformed into various petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, and other fuels.
A drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can be remotely controlled or autonomously flown, often used for surveillance, reconnaissance, and delivery purposes.
Military supply refers to the logistics and provision of equipment, materials, and services necessary for the operation and maintenance of military forces.
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