Drones attacked Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery and Russian military supply facility: explosions and fires reported in Russia. PHOTO
On the night of 30 October, drones attacked a number of targets on Russian territory. In particular, there have been reports of explosions and a fire at the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in the Samara Region, as well as an attack on the ‘Konservsushprod’ enterprise in the Bryansk Region.
This was reported by Censor.NET, citing Russian Telegram channels and OSINT.
A fire has been reported at an oil refinery in the Samara Region
In Novokuybyshevsk, Samara Region, local sources reported a drone attack, explosions and a fire in the vicinity of the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery.
The plant processes around 8.8 million tonnes of crude oil per year and produces over 20 types of products. In particular, the plant is involved in supplying the Russian army with fuel, including for jet engines.
The ‘Konservsushprod’ plant was attacked in the Bryansk region
In Starodub, Bryansk Oblast, the ‘Konservsushprod’ plant was reportedly hit. It supplies tinned food to the Russian army via the company ‘Voentorg’.
An explosion was also reported in Oleksandrivka, Rostov Oblast, at around 23:07. At that time, a drone attack alert had been issued for the region. The cause of the explosion and its possible consequences are currently unknown. The region’s governor, Yuriy Slyusar, claimed that 50 UAVs had allegedly been destroyed in four districts of the region.
Moscow was attacked by drones for the second night in a row
On the evening of 29 October and during the night of 30 October, Moscow’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, repeatedly reported the destruction of drones heading towards the Russian capital.
According to his various statements, Russian air defence systems shot down 5, 12, 16, 21 and a further 25 UAVs. In total, this amounts to at least 79 reported shoot-downs, assuming all reports concerned different groups of drones.
Local residents reported explosions and air defence activity in the areas of Serpukhov, Kubinka and Klin. The ‘Carpet’ plan was implemented at Moscow’s airports. Due to the restrictions, two flights from Omsk were cancelled and a further three were delayed.
Air defence systems were active in a number of regions across the Russian Federation
Overnight, reports emerged from the Voronezh Oblast regarding air defence operations and the threat of an imminent drone strike. Air raid alerts were issued in Voronezh and Borisoglebsk, as well as in several districts across the region.
At around 05:00 local time, the authorities announced that the active phase of air defence operations had ended.
In the Kostroma Region, drone activity was reported in the Buysky and Kostromsky districts. Air raid alerts were issued for Kostroma, Volgorechensk, Galich, Sharya and other settlements. There were no confirmed reports of drones being shot down.
In total, reports of air threats and drone activity were received from dozens of regions across the Russian Federation, including the Yaroslavl, Ryazan, Vologda, Rostov, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Penza, Samara, Ulyanovsk, Tambov, Astrakhan, Orenburg, Moscow, Voronezh, Bryansk, Kursk, Tula, Lipetsk and Kaluga regions, as well as Tatarstan, Chuvashia, Mari El and Mordovia.
Separately, a missile alert was issued overnight and this morning in the Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Tula, Lipetsk and Kaluga regions.
