Ukrainian drones attacked an oil refinery in Ufa - the third time in…
Ukrainian drones attacked an oil refinery in Ufa - the third time in a week. Ukrainian drones attacked Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa on the night of Wednesday, August 5.
Consensus
- Ukrainian drones attacked an oil refining facility in Ufa on the night of August 4–5, 2024.
- The attack resulted in a fire at a Bashneft refinery in the industrial zone of Ufa.
- This was the third attack on a Bashneft refinery in Ufa within a week.
- Previous attacks occurred on August 1 and August 2, 2024.
- The industrial zone in northern Ufa hosts three Bashneft refineries: Bashneft-UNPZ, Bashneft-Novol, and Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim.
- The attacks were reported by monitoring channels Exilenova+, Supernova+, and Astra.
- The head of Bashkortostan, Raduy Khabirov, stated that air defense forces intercepted drones and that fires were caused by debris from downed drones.
Points of divergence
- The fire occurred at the Bashneft-Novol plant, and OSINT analysts from Astra concluded this based on evidence. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Astra reported that the fire occurred at the Bashneft-Novol facility, but authorities have not commented on the attack. — tvrain
- Astra identified the target as Bashneft-UNPZ based on eyewitness photos and videos. — meduza
- The Security Service of Ukraine claimed that all three refineries—Bashneft-UNPZ, Bashneft-Novol, and Bashneft-Ufaneftehim—were hit in the attack. — tg_idelrealii
- The Security Service of Ukraine reported that the attacks occurred on the night of August 1, not August 5. — meduza
- The Security Service of Ukraine stated that the three refineries were hit in a single attack on the night of August 1. — tg_idelrealii
- Raduy Khabirov stated that the fire occurred in the industrial zone and was caused by a downed drone, but did not specify which plant was affected. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Khabirov stated that one drone was shot down over the industrial zone of Ufa, and a fire started, but provided no further details. — meduza
- Khabirov said the fire was caused by debris from a downed drone, describing it as 'smoke' rather than a fire. — tg_idelrealii
Coverage (7 sources)
- Ukrainian drones attacked oil refinery in Ufa - third time in a week — Радио Свобода
- Ukrainian drones again attacked oil refinery in Ufa — at least third time in a week — Дождь (Telegram)
- Ukrainian drones again attacked the oil refinery in Ufa — at least the third time this week — Дождь
- Ukrainian drones again attacked the oil refinery in Ufa — at least the third time this week — Дождь (Telegram)
- Ukrainian drones attacked Ufa. Presumably, one of the NPPs of "Bashneft" caught fire — ЭХО / Новости
- Ukrainian drones attacked Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa for the second night in a row — Meduza
- Security Service of Ukraine stated that drones struck three oil refineries in Ufa — Idel.Реалии
Key entities
- Ufa
- NPZ
- Bashneft
- Bashneft-Novol
- Ukraine
- Rady Khabyrov
- Bashneft-UNPZ
- Security Service
- Astra
- Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim
- Supernova
- Exilenova
- PVO
- SBU
- Bashkortostan