"Rosneft" is straddled by the war.

Lisichansk oil refinery in Ukraine came under fire.

"Rosneft" can lose a major asset in Ukraine: its Lisichansk oil refinery in the Luhansk region, which has been idle for more than two years, came under fire on Friday. "Rosneft" accused Ukrainian militants, which, according to the company, were acting on behalf of its competitors - the "Privat" group of Igor Kolomoiskiy. It is not known how much the fire affected the refinery. The experts remind: the plant was stopped due to the bad economic situation, its future depends on the political situation in the Ukraine.

On Friday the Lisichansk oil refinery of "Rosneft", located in the Luhansk region, came under fire, the state-owned company stated. According to Irina Vergina, the head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration, "a 50 thousand ton vessel for the storage of the oil sludge, two 20 thousand tons tanks with gasoline, a warehouse for the storage of sulfur" were on fire at the refinery. Later "Rosneft" clarified that an oil storage tank also caught fire, and the employees of the plant had to flee to the bombshelter.

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