BREAKING NEWS: Russia’s largest oil refinery is burning beyond the Urals: drones have arrived.

The Omsk Oil Refinery has a capacity to process 22.23 million tons of oil per year.

Ukrainian defense forces attacked Russia’s largest oil refinery in Omsk, according to Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels.

A large plume of dark smoke billowing from a distant industrial area, with trees and houses in the foreground against a pastel sky.

“We managed to penetrate Russian air defenses in Omsk. Defense Forces attack drones struck the Omsk Oil Refinery, Russia’s largest oil refinery,” the Exilenova+ public page reported.

The Ukrainian defense company Fire Point confirmed the successful attack.

“Ukrainian defense forces attacked Russia’s largest oil refinery, located more than 2,500 km from the border, using modernized FP-1 UAVs,” the statement said .

According to Fire Point, the Omsk Oil Refinery is the largest in Russia and is capable of processing 22.23 million tons of oil per year.

After Ukrainian drones struck the oil refinery, a fire broke out, footage of which Russians are eagerly posting online.

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