Ukrainian drones spark fires at two Russian refineries overnight, including one of the country’s biggest petrochemical plants

Ukrainian forces struck two Russian oil refineries with drones overnight into July fourteenth, Meduza reports, hitting plants in Salavat, Bashkortostan, and in Afipsky, Krasnodar Krai. In Salavat, the strike sparked a fire at Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, one of Russia's largest oil refining and petrochemical complexes, and a nearby oil depot reportedly caught fire as well; the region's head confirmed the attack and said no one was hurt. In Krasnodar Krai, falling debris damaged roofs and facades at more than a dozen properties and injured one person. Meduza notes that such strikes are forcing Russian refineries to suspend operations, with oil refining falling to a twenty-one-year low in June, according to Bloomberg.

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