On the night of October 16, the Defense Forces of Ukraine again hit the Saratov Oil Refinery, which is involved in ensuring the needs of the russian armed forces.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"On the night of October 16, 2025, the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit the Saratov Oil Refinery in the Saratov Oblast of the russian federation," the report says.
It is noted that the Saratov Oil Refinery is one of the oldest oil refining enterprises in russia. As of 2023, the volume of oil processing was 4.8 million tons. The enterprise is involved in ensuring the needs of the russian armed forces.
"The Defense Forces of Ukraine are consistently implementing a set of measures to destroy critical elements of the military-industrial base of the russian federation in order to deprive it of the opportunity to continue aggression," the General Staff added.
As a reminder, on the night of August 10, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Saratov Oil Refinery.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, meanwhile, on the night of October 13, explosions were heard in the temporarily occupied Crimea. The most powerful of them were recorded in Feodosia, where the attack caused a fire at a local oil depot.
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