A massive wave of drone strikes targeted Russian energy infrastructure across multiple regions overnight Friday to Saturday, causing fires at several major oil refineries and port facilities.
In the Samara region, the Syzran and Novokuibyshevsk oil refineries were hit by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Monitoring Telegram channels ASTRA and Exilenova+ reported a fire at an ELOU-AVT-6 refining unit in Novokuibyshevsk, with satellite imagery showing thick black smoke over the facility.
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While Governor Vyacheslav Fedoryshchev confirmed the drone activity, he only noted that one drone fell near a local maternity hospital, shattering windows but causing no casualties. The two targeted plants combined process over 16 million tons of oil annually.
Simultaneously, a fire broke out at an oil depot in the Tikhoretsk district of the Krasnodar region. Local emergency services deployed 224 personnel and 56 pieces of equipment to contain the blaze, DW reported.
The Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery processes over 8.8 million tons of crude oil per year, while the Syzran Oil Refinery processes between 7 and 8.9 million tons. Both refineries have already been targeted by drone attacks.
In the Leningrad region, Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported that 27 drones were intercepted during an attack on the port of Vysotsk, where a fire broke out at a terminal. The strikes prompted the “Kovyor” (Carpet) emergency plan at airports in Saratov, Penza, Samara, and Ulyanovsk, while Pskov airport faced temporary flight restrictions.
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