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Ukrainian Drones Strike Key Russian Oil Refinery from Afar

1/12/2025

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Ukrainian drones launched a bold strike on the Taneko oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, on January 11, hitting a critical fuel source for the Russian military from over 1,000 kilometers away. This facility, capable of processing more than 16 million tons of oil each year, had already faced damage from earlier attacks in spring 2024, targeting its main processing unit.

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Ukrainian drones launched a bold strike on the Taneko oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, on January 11, hitting a critical fuel source for the Russian military from over 1,000 kilometers away. This facility, capable of processing more than 16 million tons of oil each year, had already faced damage from earlier attacks in spring 2024, targeting its main processing unit.