Refinery
Novoshakhtinsk refinery — brief shutdown after drone attack
13 March 2024
Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Oblast, Russia
What happened
A Ukrainian drone attack prompted the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery to suspend operations. Rostov regional governor Vasily Golubev confirmed the attack and temporary halt; Reuters reported that the approximately 100,000 bbl/d plant resumed operations later the same day. No casualties were reported.
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- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Infrastructure
- Refinery
- Latitude
- 47.7800°
- Longitude
- 39.8500°
Attribution
Attributed to Ukraine
