SBU hits Samara oil station used for forming Urals export grade
On Tuesday night, drones from the Alpha Special Operations Center of the State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck the Samara oil station, which forms the Urals export oil grade, a source in the SBU told Interfax-Ukraine.
"Tonight, drones from the SBU Alpha Special Operations Center caused a large-scale fire at the Samara linear production and dispatch station in the settlement of Prosvet, Samara region, Russia," the agency's interlocutor said.
According to the source, this station is where high- and low-sulfur oil from various fields are mixed to form the Urals export grade. The facility is a vital component of Russia's oil transportation infrastructure.
The Ukrainian intelligence source emphasized that, according to preliminary data, SBU drones damaged 5 reservoirs with a capacity of 20,000 cubic meters of crude oil each.
"Striking such hub stations directly reduces Russia's ability to form export batches of oil and fulfill contract obligations. The raw material balance is disrupted, logistics and storage costs increase, and risks of supply disruptions arise. As a result, Russia receives fewer revenues from oil sales that it can direct toward the war against Ukraine," the source said.
