Drone attack targets Russian Volgograd, air defenses activated
An oil refinery burning in Volgograd (Illustrative photo: Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Volgograd region)
The Russian city of Volgograd was attacked by unidentified drones during the night of October 11, according to Russian media reports.
At around 2 a.m., residents of the city reported hearing between five and seven powerful explosions on the outskirts.
Eyewitnesses also wrote that they had heard the distinctive buzzing sound of drones beforehand.
Before the incident, temporary restrictions were introduced at the Volgograd airport. Flights were delayed or redirected to other cities.
Later, the governor of the Volgograd region, Andrey Bocharov, reported that a massive drone attack on the region was being repelled by the forces of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
He stated that as a result of drone debris falling, windows were partially shattered in three apartment buildings, as well as in a school and a kindergarten.
An elderly man was injured by glass fragments, and doctors are providing him with medical assistance.
Drone attack on the oil refinery in Volgograd
Drones have been periodically attacking the Volgograd oil refinery - LLC Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka.
Every year, this facility in Russia processes over 15 million tons of oil, which accounts for nearly 6% of the country’s total refining capacity. The plant produces diesel, gasoline, and aviation fuel, all of which are critically important for supplying the Russian army.
For instance, on August 16, Russians reported an incident in Volgograd, where a column of smoke rose in the area of the refinery. An air raid alert was declared in the city, and the airport suspended both arrivals and departures.
