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Ukrainian Drone Strike Sets Fire to Russia's Volgograd Oil Refinery, Kyiv Confirms
The drone strike disrupted operations at a Lukoil refinery, causing a petroleum spill and fire with no reported casualties, amid ongoing Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy sites.
- On August 14, 2025, a mass drone attack struck Russia's Volgograd region, hitting an oil refinery owned by Lukoil and causing an oil spill and fire.
- The attack followed previous strikes on Russian refineries, including a Rosneft facility halting intake on August 10 and other plants reducing or stopping production this month.
- Governor Andrey Bocharov said Russian air defenses intercepted nine drones while debris from downed drones fell on the refinery site, sparking fires but causing no casualties.
- Ukraine reportedly launched 44 drones overnight targeting mainly border regions, continuing its pattern of long-range strikes on Russian industrial sites.
- The attack disrupted refinery operations and triggered temporary airport restrictions in Volgograd, suggesting increased vulnerability of critical infrastructure amid ongoing conflict.
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In the Russian region of Volgograd there is said to have been another Ukrainian drone attack. According to Governor Andrei Bocharov, there was a fire in an oil refinery due to falling debris. Photographs published in the net show the fire.
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Fire breaks out at Lukoil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd after Ukrainian drone attack
In Russia’s Volgograd region, debris from Ukrainian drones that attacked the area fell on the grounds of Lukoil’s Volgograd Oil Refinery, sparking a fire, Governor Andrey Bocharov said. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties. The Volgograd airport temporarily restricted arrivals and departures overnight. This was the second consecutive night of drone strikes on the region. The previous night, debris from a drone fell onto the…
A series of drone attacks hit the Volgograd region of Russia on Wednesday night to Thursday and Thursday morning, August 14, triggering a fire at an important oil refinery.
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