Major Russian petrochemical plant halted on July 14 after drone attack, sources say

REUTERS – 15 July 2026

MOSCOW - Russia's Salavat petrochemical complex in the Urals, one of the country's largest, ​halted operations on Tuesday following a Ukrainian drone ​attack, two industry sources said.

The sources said both ​primary refining units were damaged and shut down, while some secondary units and other equipment were also damaged.

The halted primary units ​were crude distillation unit CDU-6 with capacity of ​17,140 metric tons a day, and CDU-4, which can process 11,430 ‌tons ⁠of oil and gas condensate a day, the sources said.

They said repairs could take several weeks or even months.

The plant's press service did not respond to ​a request ​for comment.

The ⁠Salavat complex produces gasoline, diesel, kerosene and other petroleum products as well as liquefied ​gases, butyl alcohols, polyethylene, polystyrene and ammonia.

According ​to ⁠industry sources, the plant processed 7.2 million tons of oil in 2024, accounting for about 2.7% of Russia's ⁠total ​refining throughput. It produced 2.5 ​million tons of diesel, 1.5 million tons of gasoline and 700,000 tons ​of fuel oil.

SOURCE: REUTERS