Russia’s largest gas processing plant was forced to shut down — at least partially — after a Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire and caused major damage on Sunday, officials said.

The plan stopped taking in natural gas from Kazakhstan following the overnight attack at the Orenburg processing plant, the largest facility of its kind on the planet, Kazakhstan’s energy ministry said.

The damage and processing freeze is yet another blow to Moscow — as Kyiv continues to bombard energy facilities in the hopes of crippling Russia’s ability to wage war. 3

The overnight drone strike hit a workshop at the Orenburg plant, run by state-owned gas giant Gazprom, located near the border with Kazakhstan, regional Gov. Yevgeny Solntsev said.

The major fuel plant has an annual processing capac

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