Drones strike Samara region in Russia, ignite fire at Syzran oil refinery

In the Russian Federation, on the night of February 19, unknown drones attacked the Samara region, as a result of which the Syzran oil refinery was hit, and a fire broke out there.

Russian Telegram channels and the governor of the Samara region, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, reported this.

Russian sources have released footage online showing the refinery ablaze. According to residents speaking to the Mash channel, at least three explosions were heard near the oil refinery at 2:45 a.m. The site is currently engulfed in flames.

The governor of the Samara region, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, confirmed the drone attack on the facility and reported that no casualties occurred.

The Russian official also said that operational and emergency services are working on the enterprise's territory.

"Attention! At this time, the region remains at risk of a UAV attack," he added.

The Syzran Refinery belongs to Rosneft. The plant's capacity is 8.9 million tons of oil per year. The enterprise produces a range of petroleum products, including motor fuel and other refined petroleum products. The plant employs more than 2,200 people.

The refinery was attacked in March 2024, after which its productivity temporarily decreased to 6 million tons per year, which was about 70% of its nominal capacity.

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It should be noted that the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the strike on Russian strategic facilities carried out on February 17. The Defense Forces attacked the military and fuel and energy infrastructure: they hit the Ilya oil refinery in the Krasnodar Territory and two oil pumping stations.

Also on the morning of January 15, unknown drones attacked several Russian regions. Explosions were heard in Rostov-on-Don, Novomoskovsk in the Tula Region, and Engels in the Saratov Region; an oil refinery was targeted in Volgograd, and an "industrial facility" caught fire in the Kaluga Region as a result of the attack.

In addition, in the Tver Region of the Russian Federation on the night of February 13, drones of the Security Service of Ukraine again hit the Andreapol oil pumping station.

Also, on the night of February 11, the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked and hit the occupiers' oil refinery in the Saratov Region of the Russian Federation.