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Giant Russian gas plant suspends intake from Kazakhstan after Ukrainian drone strike

Gazprom-operated facility has an annual processing capacity of 45 billion cubic metres

The Orenburg gas processing plant, the largest facility of its kind in the world, has been forced to suspend its intake of gas from Kazakhstan after a Ukrainian drone attack, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy said on Sunday.

Orenburg's regional governor, Yevgeny Solntsev, said earlier on Sunday that the plant had been partially damaged and the drone strike had caused a fire to break out at a workshop at the facility. The fire was later put out, Russian media outlet Kommersant reported, citing the operator.

Ukraine — which confirmed it hit a gas processing plant in the Orenburg region and an oil refinery in the Samara region, both in southwestern Russia — has stepped up its attacks on Russian refineries and other energy facilities since August to try to disrupt gasoline supplies and deprive Moscow of funding.

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Posted: Oct 19, 2025 9:13 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 19

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