The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that on the night of May 19, air defenses allegedly shot down nine ATACMS missiles and 61 drones.
The Slavyansk oil refinery in Kuban suspended operations after the drone attack. Interfax reported this on May 19, citing a company representative.
“Some have come that the plant is now closed.
He added, it is not yet known when the operation of the refinery will resume.
Earlier, the head of the Slavyansky district of the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation, Roman Sinyagovsky, reported on Telegram that on the evening of May 19, “during the UAV attack, six drones fell in the territory of the oil refinery in Slavyansk-sa-Kuban.”
Two explosions, he said, were recorded near the cemetery and in one of the villages.
In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that during the night the air defense allegedly shot down nine ATACMS operational-tactical missiles and 61 drones.
“Nine ATACMS operational-tactical missiles and one UAV were destroyed by the latest air defense systems on the territory of the Republic of Crimea, three UAVs were destroyed on the territory of the Belgorod region, 57 UAVs were destroyed and intercepted on the territory of the Krasnodar Territory ,” the department said in a statement.
We remind you that on Sunday evening, Russian Telegram channels reported about a drone attack in the Krasnodar Territory and explosions at an oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban.
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