Ukrainian drones hit Volgograd refinery, damaging key oil units

Ukrainian defense forces attacked the Volgograd oil refinery in Russia, owned by Lukoil, on the night of Friday, November 13. At least two primary oil refining units, ELOU-AVT-1 and AVT-6, were reportedly hit, along with a tank farm. The two damaged units together provide about 70% of the refinery's primary oil refining capacity. Local governor Andrei Bocharov confirmed local fires at the enterprise in the southern industrial zone due to falling drone debris. Queues appeared at Volgograd gas stations despite the nighttime hour. The attack is part of a series of recent Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries. On November 11, drones hit a major refinery in Omsk, causing a large fire, and earlier strikes targeted the Kirishi refinery in the Leningrad region.