Russia hits key Ukrainian oil facilities in Odesa and Kremenchuk
Russian missiles hit refineries near the key Ukrainian port of Odesa and in Kremenchuk, in the central Poltava region.


Smoke rises after Russian shelling in Odesa

Russian attacks have destroyed an oil refinery in the central Poltava region and struck “critical infrastructure”, most likely oil facilities, near the key port city of Odesa, local officials said.

Kremenchuk, 250km (150 miles) southeast of Kyiv along the Dnipro River, had Ukraine’s only fully functioning oil refinery.

Dmytro Lunin, governor of the Poltava region, said on television that the refinery had been destroyed in a rocket attack on Saturday.

“The fire at the refinery has been extinguished but the facility has been completely destroyed and can no longer function,” he said.

The refinery’s destruction could not be independently verified. The plant processed 3.2 million tonnes of oil last year and its loss could prove a blow to Ukraine’s defence effort.

Several rockets also hit Mykolaiv, an interior ministry aide said.

Earlier, Russia’s defence ministry said its missiles had destroyed an oil refinery and three fuel storage facilities near Odesa. It said they had been used by Ukraine to supply its troops near Mykolaiv.


https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/...esa-kremenchuk
Maybe attacking a Russian oil depot in Russia wasn't such a good idea.