© Press Service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Rostov Region, Via TASS.
Ukraine has reportedly used Chinese-made commercial drones to attack one of Russia’s largest oil refineries on June 22.
Two drones struck the Novoshakhtinsk refinery in the Rostov region, which is located just five kilometers away from the border from Ukraine, at around 9:25 a.m. Moscow time. The refinery is reported to be one of the largest in Russia’s southern region with a capacity of up to 7.5 million tons per year.
“As a result of terrorist actions from the western border of the Rostov region, two unmanned aerial vehicles attacked the technical facilities [of the plant],” the Novoshakhtinsk refinery said in a statement. “[as a result] an explosion occurred, starting a fire”.
The large fire caused by the drone attack was completely extinguished by firefighters within an hour and a half only. No casualties were reported.
Footage published to social media showed what appears to be a Chinese-made Skyeye 4450mm drone impacting the Novoshakhtinsk refinery.
The Skyeye 4450mm, which can be bought as a kit from Ali Express for $6,500, is made of fiberglass and has a wingspan of 4,450 meters. The kit does not come with an engine. However, the recommended engine, DLE170, can be bought separately for $1,149 from the same website. The drone can carry a payload of 12-20 kilograms.
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Ukrainian specialists have apparently turned the Skyeye 4450mm into a suicide drone, likely by installing a satellite-aided navigation system, a mission computer and a warhead.
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How exactly these two improvised suicide drones were able to penetrate Russia’s air defense means remain unclear. The Russian military will likely reinforce its air defense network in Rostov as a result of the attack. Despite the very limited damage, the attack represents a very serious escalation by Kiev.
The attack will not likely go without a response. Russia has already warned Kiev that any attack on its territory will be met with strikes on “decision-making centers in Ukraine.
It’s possible they did it from Russian territory tho, I think there are a lot of Ukros in Rostov.
spot on, “if it’s located just five kilometers away from the border from Ukraine” why even using drones when it’s in artillery range?
or perhaps it’s not in range, if DPR territory is between? (not sure where this refinery is)
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A man can film this attack with his phone…while the incompetence of Russian military staff could not prevent it just sending a truck with a ZSU 23mm would be enough to shot down that drone.
You need dozens of ZSU’s to cover the entire large refinery from all directions. If they even notice a small drone on time. This guy was just there. Or perhaps he knew about attack?
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That’s not the worst part. The Ukrainian counteroffensive continues in full force in Kherson. Russia’s artillery hasn’t done shit. It’ll be a matter of time before Putin’s terrorist ISIS caliphate in Kherson gets liberated.
Fool that’s the great news: Ukroterrorists left their shitholes to be slaughtered in the open in another suicidal charge (it must be their 10th full scale counteroffensive in Kherson)
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. In this case Zelensky&co are repeating the same thing over and over again expecting different results….
We got another deranged philosopher who googled a quote online. Haven’t seen one of those lately.
you haven’t seen anything in your basement lately. since 1960s 😀
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Are you the same moron who started saying that the humiliating Russian defeat in Kiev was just a diversionary tactic? Don’t tell me this is another one of ypur moronic diversionary tactics?
Your daddy was a moron (and he also was your uncle). No idea who told you what, where, why and wtf are you babbling about you stupid deranged psycho. Moronic diversionary tactics are these desperate AFU suicidal attempts to divert attention from Donbas front, only you morons can’t realize this.
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Sny českého pudlíka anglosasů.
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You be a good little scout and keep an eye on that for us would ya … don’t report back until the Uke flag is flying over Kherson. We wouldn’t want you to miss anything.so give it your full attention.
More useless warnings from Russia. No results on the ground.
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Do that where Zelensky is holed up please and then turn off all the electricity in Keiv.
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Tony first there is no footage of the attack on the command staff. Second that footage was posted months ago but is circulating as current. It’s crap. Don’t spread it.
Bloody China. Well it will be them next, and don’t expect any favours from Russia !
It’s commercial junk, anyone can buy it. There are many quadrocopters bought for LDPR militia and “Ahmat” squads. Chinese government has no connection to that.
He is a troll provocateur or just plain retarded. Or both.
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How didn’t Russian radars catch it?
Bloody Anglosaxons, you are going to pay 500 hundred years of bills. Guess what’s the total account.
stupid guy
Shilka should deal with most of those drones easily.
It is obvious that the regime in Kiev are becoming more and more desperate. With attacks now on gas and oil facilities and numerous other civilian targets.but as the old saying goes. You know your over the target when your taking all the flack. Yes the Russian and LDPR military success in former East Ukraine has had a major impact on the Kiev regime and their forces. So they need to try to remove that pressure by distracting Russia with incidents like this. It won’t work stay focused and keep the pressure on .
This is computer graphics. Looks impressive, but not real.
“A capacity of up to 7.5 million tons per year”, So, a question, what was the damage capacity in kilos?
Russia can’t defend itself.
halfwit anglo moron alert
please stop talking and saying what you are going to do… do it already Moscow! please stop talking and take some decisive and sustained action. why are your borders not already secured????? this should never had happened, dude!
That video is fake. I want it to be real, but look at the horrible quality CGI on it. They didn’t use a Kinzel Hypersonic to take out the generals. It was 4 cruise missiles from a ship.
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Good news Now lets have a strong retaliation.
Thank you china brothers, great work and more is yet to come :)
thats week old video, just russian propaganda to hide their lack of progress on battlefield
Well why TF doesn’t Russia keep its word and start bombing decision making centers?