The Kyiv Independent reports that on Oct. 9, Ukrainian forces struck a major Russian gas processing plant in Kotovo and an oil pipeline station in Yefimovka, both located in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast, according to Ukraine’s General Staff. The attacks, reportedly conducted by Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces, caused explosions and fires confirmed by satellite data. The targeted Korobkovsky Gas Processing Plant and Yefimovka Dispatch Station are key to Russia’s energy infrastructure, with capacities of 450 million cubic meters of gas and 50 million tons of oil per year, respectively. The strikes are part of Ukraine’s broader campaign to disrupt Russian energy revenues, fueling the invasion. They write:
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian gas plant and an oil pipeline station in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast overnight on Oct. 9, Ukraine’s General Staff reported.
Explosions and fires were reported at both the Korobkovsky Gas Processing Plant in Kotovo and the Yefimovka Linear-Production Dispatch Station, the military said.
The news comes as Ukraine escalates strikes against Russian energy facilities, aiming to undermine Moscow’s state revenues fueling its all-out invasion. […]
“This facility is critical for Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure: it provides processing and transportation of gas condensate, as well as the production of raw materials for the chemical industry,” said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation.
Satellite images from NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) confirmed a fire at the gas processing plant. […]
Volgograd Oblast lies in southwestern Russia, some 250 kilometers (150 miles) from the front line in Ukraine.
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