KIEV: Russian forces launched a rocket attack on a large oil refinery in Kremenchuk, Ukraine's central Poltava area, said Dmytro Lunin, the chairman of the Poltava regional military-civilian administration.
On Telegram, Lunin stated, "Today's shelling of the Poltava region is likely the largest throughout the full-scale war." According to Xinhua news report, twelve rockets hit infrastructure sites in Kremenchuk, with the majority of them hitting the oil refinery. According to Lunin, the bombardment caused fire at the oil refinery, but no one was injured.
As per local media report, the Kremenchuk refinery is Ukraine's largest oil refinery, with a design capacity of 18.6 million tonnes.After being hit by Russian missiles in early April, the plant was forced to shut down.
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