It was leaked on Friday that the United States called on Ukraine to stop its attacks on Russian oil refineries. Washington's warning at the time warned of rising crude oil prices and Russian retaliation.
Oil prices have already risen by 15 percent this year, while US President Joe Biden is about to launch his presidential campaign.
According to the records, Ukraine is one day late, from Friday to Saturday morning Successfully struck the Kogybyshev oil refinery in the Samara regionHe tried unsuccessfully to strike the oil refinery in Novokoybshevsk (the two facilities are about 10 kilometers apart). Russian media later reported that the Kuibyshev oil refinery was closed as a result of the drone attack.
The Kogybyshev oil refinery is one of the largest oil plants in the Samara region owned by Rosneft. The planned capacity of the refinery is 7 million tons of oil annually. The range of products produced by Kuyzhbyshev Oil Refinery includes more than 20 types of petroleum products, including gasoline and diesel fuel.
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