Ukraine strikes Russian oil pumping station in Bashkortostan

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has claimed responsibility for an attack on an oil pumping station in Russia’s Bashkortostan region on Wednesday. The strike represents a continuation of Ukrainian efforts to target Russian energy infrastructure as part of its broader strategy against Moscow’s war effort. Bashkortostan, located in southwestern Russia near the Volga region, has become an increasingly common target for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil and gas facilities. The attack follows a pattern of Ukrainian drone and missile strikes deep inside Russian territory, aimed at disrupting the country’s energy exports and domestic fuel supplies. Ukraine has not provided details about the specific damage caused by the strike or the methods used to carry out the attack. The incident underscores the expanding geographic scope of Ukraine’s military operations, which have extended hundreds of kilometres beyond the active frontline in recent months as Kyiv seeks to undermine Russia’s economic capacity to sustain the war.

Source: Walla News — Original article in Hebrew.