Ukrainian forces hit Volgograd refinery, damaging key equipment

Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed a strike on one of Russia's largest oil refineries, the Volgograd plant, during the night of November 13. A fire broke out at the facility, damaging key equipment. The General Staff reported hits on four primary oil refining units (AVT-1, AVT-3, AVT-5, AVT-6), a hydrotreating unit, a loading rack, and six reservoirs. The plant, with an annual capacity of 15 million tons, produces fuel for the Russian army. The strikes aim to reduce fuel production for Russian forces and cut revenue used to fund the war. This follows previous attacks on five other major refineries, including Omsk, Kirishi, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, and Yaroslavl.