A fire erupted on Saturday at an oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region following a drone attack, Governor Dmitri Azarov said.
Last night, there were several drone attacks against regional oil refineries, Governor Dmitri Azarov said in a regional government statement published on Telegram.
The Kuibyshev oil refinery, managed by Rosneft, stands as one of the largest in the Samara region, boasting a production capacity of 7 million tonnes of oil annually.
A drone attack on another refinery in Samara, Novokuibyshevsk, was repelled without damaging the technological equipment, according to Azarov.
We see that the enemy, who is suffering defeats on the battlefield, is doing everything possible to undermine our endurance and unity, he said.
Meanwhile, Russian defence ministry said in a press release that it had neutralised overnight 12 Ukrainian drones over the regions of Bryansk, Belgorod, and Voronezh, all three of which border Ukraine, as well as over the region of Saratov.
Ukraine, which has been facing a Russian offensive for two years, has ramped up its attacks on energy sites inside Russia in recent weeks.
Kyiv had pledged to bring the fighting to Russian soil in retaliation for the numerous bombardments on its territory.
