646 Drones Swarm Russia as Fires Hit Europe’s Largest Tank Farm, Oil Facilities
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Fires were reported near a major oil refinery and chemical plant in Volgograd and at a large oil storage facility in Samara following a massive overnight drone attack. Russia claimed its air defenses intercepted 646 drones across 14 regions.
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Ukrainian drones struck Volgograd and Samara overnight on October 2. Andrey Bocharov, governor of the Volgograd region, said there had been a “massive drone attack on industrial infrastructure” but did not specify which facilities had been targeted. He said a residential building caught fire and one person was injured.
Ukrainian drones previously struck the Samara station in April, causing a large fire and damaging five crude oil tanks, each with a capacity of 20,000 cubic meters, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent at the time.
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- Ukrainian forces reportedly strike oil facilities in Russia's Volgograd, Samara regions (opens The Kyiv Independent in a new tab)
Ukrainian drones previously struck the Samara station in April, causing a large fire and damaging five crude oil tanks, each with a capacity of 20,000 cubic meters, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent at the time.
- 646 Drones Swarm Russia as Fires Hit Europe’s Largest Tank Farm, Oil Facilities (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Fires were reported near a major oil refinery and chemical plant in Volgograd and at a large oil storage facility in Samara following a massive overnight drone attack. Russia claimed its air defenses intercepted 646 drones across 14 regions.
- Ukrainian drone attacks hit Volgograd and Samara, setting a refinery and a major oil tank farm on fire (opens Meduza in a new tab)
Ukrainian drones struck Volgograd and Samara overnight on October 2. Andrey Bocharov, governor of the Volgograd region, said there had been a “massive drone attack on industrial infrastructure” but did not specify which facilities had been targeted. He said a residential building caught fire and one person was injured.
- Ukrainian Drones Target Volgograd, Krasnodar Industrial Sites (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defense systems intercepted 646 Ukrainian drones overnight across Russia.
- Ukraine attacks major Russian refinery and oil pipeline hub with drones in Samara region (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Drones hit Lukoil PJSC’s Volgograd refinery overnight, as well as a major oil-pumping complex in the Samara region, according to Ukraine’s General Staff.
