# Pro-Ukrainian partisans allegedly sabotaged tower before refinery strike, Atesh says

https://mins.news/en/item/47769

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-07 02:09 UTC
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- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/pro-ukrainian-partisans-sabotaged-communication-tower-ahead-of-oil-refinery-strike-atesh-group-claims/

> The Atesh partisan group claims a Russian servicemember defected and damaged wiring in a communications tower near Perm in August, disrupting coordination behind Russian lines. It says Ukrainian drones then struck the LUKOIL-Permnefteorgsintez refinery on Aug. 21, temporarily halting operations. The Kyiv Independent could not verify the claims.

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