Drones attack two oil refineries in Russia's Samara region

Drones struck the Novokuibyshevsk and Syzran oil refineries this morning, according to the monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+; the strikes were later confirmed by Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD).

Initial reports focused on the attack in Novokuibyshevsk, where a fire broke out at the ELOU-AVT primary crude oil processing unit. Subsequently, the channel reported a strike on the Syzran refinery and released footage of the blaze.

CCD head Kovalenko confirmed the fire at the Syzran refinery. "Syzran, RF. Refinery is burning," he wrote on Telegram, posting a corresponding photo. This refinery receives crude oil from Western Siberia (Khanty-Mansiysk region) via the Transneft trunk pipeline system. Both raw materials and finished petroleum products are stored in its tank farm prior to shipment.

Kovalenko also confirmed a fire at the Novokuibyshevsk refinery and published photos on Telegram.