By © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Ukrainian national joint stock company NaftoGaz is seen outside the company’s headquarters in central Kyiv, Ukraine, March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s state energy firm Naftogaz said on Saturday it had evacuated all staff from its Shebelinsky oil refinery located in the eastern Kharkiv region and suspended operations at the plant due to risk from hostilities.
The Kharkiv region bordering Russia became one of the hottest areas of fighting after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Underground gas storage facilities are working normally, Naftogaz said in a statement.
Ukraine’s Naftogaz shuts Shebelinsky oil refinery due to risk from hostilities
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