Ukrainian drones strike Volgograd refinery, causing fire

podrobnosti.ua (Ukrainian) —

Drones attacked the Russian city of Volgograd overnight, causing a fire at a major oil refinery, the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka plant, according to regional authorities. The regional governor said drone debris sparked several fires at an industrial site in the city's south, with emergency services responding. No casualties or damage to residential buildings were initially reported, and the Telegram channel ASTRA identified the refinery as the fire's location. The Volgograd refinery, operating since 1957, is one of Russia's largest with an annual capacity of about 14.8 million tons of oil, producing gasoline, diesel, and other fuels for southern Russian regions.


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