Drones attacked Volgograd Oil Refinery – one of largest in Russia – where fire broke out. VIDEO+PHOTO
On the evening of 12 November, strike drones attacked the Russian city of Volgograd. One of Russia’s largest oil refineries is on fire.
This has been reported by Russian media and the OSINT source ‘Exilenova +’, according to Censor.NET.
What is known?
It is reported that the Volgograd oil refinery was struck by attack drones. There is a fire in the industrial zone.
Explosions have also been heard in one of Rostov’s districts, and something is on fire. It is not yet known whether this was a downed missile or a direct hit. There is a missile threat in Rostov.
Attack on Moscow
Furthermore, all airports in Moscow are operating under restricted conditions due to a drone attack. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that in less than an hour, air defence forces had allegedly shot down 46 drones heading towards the city. Subsequently, the total number of drones reportedly destroyed rose to 51, and a drone threat alert was declared in the Moscow region.
- It should be noted that "Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabka" is one of the largest oil refineries in southern Russia and a key asset of "Lukoil" in the Volgograd region.
- Its primary refining capacity is approximately 15.7 million tonnes per year.
- The plant refines low-sulphur crude from Western Siberia and the Lower Volga region; the feedstock is supplied via the Samara–Tikhoretsk pipeline. Products are shipped by rail, road and river.
