Ukraine claims to have hit the Norsey refinery in Russia, causing a fire

The Ukrainian side indicated that its armed forces had attacked a large oil refinery in the Russian Volga region. This is the most recent and intense Ukrainian attack on the Russian oil-processing industry. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine issued a statement stating that the attack had led to a fire at the refinery near Novgorod. The statement also states: “Action against key enemy targets continues.” This refinery, called Norsi, has a design capacity of approximately 340,000 barrels per day and is one of the largest refineries in Russia. The refinery, some 440 kilometres from Moscow, is primarily responsible for the supply of fuel to the Russian capital and the surrounding area, which is Russia ' s largest fuel-consumption area。