Drone attack on Volgograd refinery sparks fuel queues in southern Russia

A drone attack on the Lukoil-owned Volgograd oil refinery in southern Russia caused a fire, prompting long queues at local gas stations. The regional governor confirmed the drone strike and reported fires at an enterprise in the city's southern industrial zone. The refinery, one of Russia's largest with an annual capacity of about 14.8 million tons, supplies fuel to southern regions. Russia's Defense Ministry claimed to have shot down 1,198 drones across multiple regions, including Volgograd, Rostov, and occupied Crimea. The attack is part of a series of Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure aimed at reducing revenue for the war effort. Reuters reported these strikes have cut Russia's refining capacity by roughly 30 percent, with similar attacks on refineries in Yaroslavl and Ryazan in early November.