President Vladimir Putin travelled to a refinery in the Black Sea port of Tuapse in 2013 to launch what was then Russia’s most powerful oil-processing unit. He declared the sophisticated technology “extraordinary”.
Thirteen years later, the facility stands as a symbol of a different technological advance: Ukraine’s ability to strike with precision deep into Russia and inflict lasting damage on its energy infrastructure.
The refinery is among the worst-hit in Ukraine’s recent wave of audacious long-range drone strikes, which have aimed to hobble production by targeting and destroying critical components.
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