Russia's goal is to leave Ukraine without fuel

On Sunday, two S-300 missiles destroyed a mini-refinery in Merefa. The plant was preparing to produce the first samples of marketable products in January. Representatives of the enterprise say that restoration is currently impossible.

Two weeks earlier, the same S-300s flew to the state-owned Shebelynskyi gas processing plant (also in the Kharkiv region). The plant has not worked since February, but the scums decided to raze it to the ground as well.

Thus, Russia continues to destroy any oil supply infrastructure facilities it can reach. The purpose of this is to leave Ukraine without fuel.

"Russia continues to destroy any oil supply infrastructure facilities it can reach. The purpose of this is to leave us without fuel"

The situation is tense. Europe is preparing for the second wave of the "oil" embargo, the refusal to import Russian oil products on February 5. Everyone is very nervous.

Many have seen the infographic that Germany has zeroed in Russian energy imports. This is cool, but behind the scenes is the fact that the Rosneft factory refinery in Schwedt town, nationalized by the authorities, will be loaded by 50% in January. What will happen in February is still unknown.

This makes Poles twitch, who close their western regions with German diesel. So, more and more attention is focused on the transshipment complex Baltchem in Szczecin, which is almost on the border with Germany.

"UPG is the most daring project of Ukraine which was forced to actively look for new ways to supply fuel by the war. Now the transshipment works exclusively for the Ukrainian market"

As it turned out recently, it was acquired in the summer by the Ukrainian company Ukrpaletsystem, also known as UPG. This is perhaps the most daring project of Ukraine, which was forced to actively seek new ways to supply fuel as a result of the war. Now the transshipment works exclusively for the Ukrainian market, providing 65 thousand tons of diesel fuel in December, or 10% of total imports. There is reason to believe that more can be handled. It would seem cool.

But what we see is that there is an unhealthy duel around UPG and the terminal both in Poland and Ukraine. The media are hitting with direct pointing: UPG is Lukashenko's wallet. Of course, without any evidence. Let me be the first to print it!

Why is this being done? Obviously, to either get on this stream or immediately grab the terminal itself. What will it lead to? At least to destabilization, and at most to the loss of a powerful fuel supply channel to Ukraine. Do we really need it now?

I have something to ask Vladimir Petrenko, the owner of UPG, but I will wait. If the authorities have questions, let them do it, but "sincerely, at home". If they see someone's ears or mustache there, they will make the appropriate decision. There will be a network of state gas stations even more.

Let's not rock the boat, the storm is coming.

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About the author. Serhiy Kuyun, expert on energy issues

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