Ukrainian drone strike ignites major fire at Russian oil refinery
A large fire engulfed Russia's Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in the Samara region overnight Friday following a reported Ukrainian drone attack, with videos showing extensive damage and thick smoke. The attack marks the first strike on Russian refineries since an informal pause in mid-October, reportedly implemented under pressure from President Donald Trump's administration ahead of US midterm elections. The refinery, owned by Rosneft, processes about 8.8 million metric tonnes of crude oil annually. Ukraine has targeted Russian energy infrastructure to disrupt fuel supplies to Moscow's military and reduce revenue financing the invasion. Separately, a Russian drone strike killed at least 14 people at a railway platform in Dnipro on Thursday.