Kuybyshev Refinery in Russia's Samara suspends operations after drone attack, media reports
Photo: Kuybyshev Refinery in Samara suspended operations after drone attack (Russian media)
In the Russian city of Samara, drones attacked the Kuybyshev Oil Refinery on August 28. As a result, the refinery suspended its operations, ASTRA informs.
According to reports, the facility was attacked by at least 29 drones.
Local authorities did not confirm the attack on the refinery, stating that the attack had been repelled and the fire was quickly extinguished, without specifying what exactly had burned.
According to ASTRA’s sources in the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the massive attack caused at least seven fire outbreaks at the plant. As of August 28, the facility had completely suspended its operations.
It is reported that one of the drones hit the AVT-4 primary oil refining unit, which caught fire. Another drone struck the liquefied gas overpass, which also later ignited.
In addition, drone strikes at the Kuybyshev Refinery were recorded on a gas pipeline, a gasoline pipeline, the AVT-5 unit, a hydrogen production unit, and diesel fuel tanks.
One plant worker was injured and hospitalized.
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, also confirmed the shutdown of the refinery.
"The Kuybyshev Refinery in Russia was shut down after the strikes," he stated.
Strikes on Russian refineries
On the night of August 28, the Defense Forces carried out a large-scale operation against the enemy, striking two major refineries and ammunition depots.
As a result of the successful attack, a massive fire broke out at the Afipsky Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar region.
The facility specializes in producing gasoline and diesel fuel, which are actively used to supply the Russian army. Its annual capacity is about 6.25 million tons of oil.
At the same time, units of the Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces and Special Operations Forces conducted a strike on the Kuybyshev Refinery in the Samara region.
This refinery produces more than 30 types of petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, and solvents. Its processing capacity exceeds 7 million tons of oil per year.
The strike resulted in a series of explosions and a massive fire.
