Ukraine strikes Russian refinery in Samara region, causing large fire

war.obozrevatel.com (Ukrainian)

Ukraine struck the Kuybyshev oil refinery in Russia's Samara region overnight on September 22, causing a large fire and a massive column of black smoke at the facility, according to the monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+. An air alert was declared in the region from 1:30 AM local time, and Samara airport imposed temporary flight restrictions. Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said air defense systems were active, but Russian officials did not provide detailed reports on damage. Monitoring channels confirmed the strike on the refinery territory. Russian authorities have not released official statements on the extent of infrastructure damage or the fire.


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