At night, attack drones hit the Volgograd Oil Refinery (OR), which is one of the top ten plants in Russia.
This was reported by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Andrei Kovalenko.
Explosions at the Volgograd Oil Refinery
According to Andrei Kovalenko, the design The processing capacity of the Volgograd Oil Refinery, owned by Lukoil, is about 14 million tons of oil per year, making it the sixth largest oil refinery in Russia.
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The plant produces gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel, fuel oil.
Local residents report hearing at least 10 explosions, and after the drone attack, power went out in some areas of Volgograd.
Recall that on the night of January 31, 2025, attack drones attacked the Volgograd Oil Refinery. The region's governor, Andrei Bocharov, said at the time that a fire broke out on the territory of the oil refinery due to the fall of debris from one of the UAVs. But it was allegedly subsequently eliminated. The injured employee was taken to the hospital.
Andrey Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, confirmed the defeat of the Volgograd Oil Refinery. And the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted that the special operation was carried out by the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine together with other units of the Defense Forces.
Volgograd on the map
Volgograd is a significant industrial center and transport hub of Russia. The city stretches for more than 61 km along the Volga.
