Two sources in the oil industry told Reuters that a key unit of the Lukoil refinery in Volgograd, processing approximately 140,000 tonnes, was damaged. barrels per day, which is 40 percent production potential of the plant. In 2024, the Volgograd refinery processed 13.5 million tons of oil. This amounts to 5%. all Russian production.
Also the attack in Ukhta – about 1,700 km from the Russian-Ukrainian border – caused a fire and several explosions at the Lukoil refinery. The scale of the damage is unknown. According to representatives of the local administration, who described the incident on Telegram, there were no casualties. Ukhta is located
Severe attacks by Ukrainians
On the night from Wednesday to Thursday, Ukrainian drones hit an ammunition depot in the Volgograd Oblast, belonging to the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense. According to Ukrainian channels on Telegram, in the lineup There was a fire and detonation of artillery ammunition.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the attack on the warehouse. He added that a warehouse of rockets, ammunition and explosives was hit using a Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo missile.
- Ukrainians attacked a Russian refinery. Explosions 1,700 km from the border
“Massive explosions followed by secondary detonation were recorded at the facility. The extent of the damage is being assessed,” we read in a statement from the General Staff on Telegram.
They were also shot at Russian industrial facilities and infrastructure in the Bryansk Oblastwhere there were power outages, as well as in the Tambov Oblast, where the Progress factory producing elements of missile guidance systems was attacked.
