Ukrainian โขDrone Strike Ignites โคFire at Russian Oil Refinery
NOVOKUIBYSHEVSK,russia – A Ukrainian drone strike sparked a blaze and damaged key refining units atโ theโข Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery โคin Russia‘s Samara region nearโ Orenburg,ukrainian โคsources โฃclaimedโข Sunday. The facility, operated by Russian gas major Rosneft, has an annual capacity ofโฃ 4.9 โmillion tons and produces over 20 types of oil-based products.
The attack marks a notable escalation in Ukraine’s effortsโค to disrupt Russia’s energy infrastructure, โaiming to hinder Moscow’s war effort by impacting its fuelโ supply and โคrevenue streams. Ukraine has increasingly targeted oil facilities within Russia,employing drones to reachโฃ targets previously considered beyond โits reach.
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported its air defense forcesโข downed 45 Ukrainianโ drones overnight, including 12 over the โSamara region, โขone over the Orenburg region,โ and 11โค over theโฃ neighboring Saratov region. Russian authorities have notโ yet acknowledged โขthe โขUkrainian claim of damageโฃ to the Novokuibyshevsk refinery.
The Ukrainian General Staff reported that the drone โฃstrikeโข hit the refinery, causing a fire. The extent of the damage remains unconfirmed.