Russian Oil Giant Seeks Anti-Aircraft Gunners as Drone Strikes Intensify – Kyiv Post

Russian Oil Giant Seeks Anti-Aircraft Gunners as Drone Strikes Intensify  Kyiv Post

Samara’s Kuibyshev Oil Refinery has begun recruiting personnel with experience operating anti-aircraft systems and armored combat vehicles to defend against drone attacks. Rosneft’s Kuibyshev Oil Refinery in Russia’s Samara region has begun advertising vacancies for personnel with experience operating combat vehicles to help defend against Ukrainian drones. The refinery, one of the largest oil refineries in the Volga region, has been repeatedly attacked by Ukrainian drones. Postings for the positions appeared on the HeadHunter recruiting portal on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to a report by Verstka. The requirement is for individuals who have operated the ZSU-34-23-4 “Shilka” self-propelled anti-aircraft gun or the BMP-2 “Berezhok” armored vehicle. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.

Those selected would become part of duty crews and be accommodated in a “barrack-like setting.” Duties would include “protection of defense industry facilities” against aerial targets and the “maintenance needed to retain the operational condition” of the assigned combat vehicles. The work location was listed as 25 Groznenskaya Street – the location of the refinery. As of publication, the postings have been removed from the recruitment website and replaced with a message that says, “the employer has likely already found the right candidate and is no longer accepting applications for this position.” Since Kyiv intensified its campaign against Russia’s oil-refining infrastructure, facilities have employed a