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Native name | Кременчуцький нафтопереробний завод |
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| Company type | Business |
| Industry | Oil Refinery |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Headquarters | Svishtovska street, 3, Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast , |
| Owner | Ukrtatnafta |
Number of employees | more than 4,300 |
Kremenchuk Oil Refinery is the largest [1] enterprise for the production of petroleum products in Ukraine. [2] It is located in Kremenchuk, [3] Poltava Oblast. [2] Since 1994 it has been the main branch of PJSC Ukrtatnafta. [4]
On April 3, 2022, Dmytro Lunin, the acting governor of Poltava Oblast announced that the oil refinery has been "completely destroyed" after a Russian attack. [5] In May, the Russians launched at the destroyed refinery four missiles. [6] Yuriy Vitrenko, the CEO of Naftogaz, said at a June 21 press conference "All oil refining in Ukraine is now shut down due to massive repeated attacks" by the Russians. [7]
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