Damage was reported in Russia’s Volgograd, Yaroslavl and Krasnodar regions overnight between Thursday and Friday after a reported Ukrainian drone blitz.
Russia’s defense ministry said 208 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones were shot down over Russia and occupied Crimea overnight.
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Russian authorities said drones were intercepted over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Voronezh, Volgograd, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Saratov, Tver and Yaroslavl regions, as well as Krasnodar Krai.
Fuel plant hit in Volgograd
In the Volgograd region, Ukraine launched a massive drone strike on Russian “fuel and energy facilities” overnight between Thursday and Friday, according to regional governor Andrei Bocharov.
According to the Russian outlet Astra, the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery – the largest oil refinery in the Volgograd region – was hit.
The plant has a processing capacity of more than 15 million tons of oil per year. The refinery produces gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, fuel oil, bitumen and other petroleum products.
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, it has reportedly been attacked at least 10 times – most recently in February, when operations were temporarily halted following a strike.
Drones also struck a synthetic fiber plant in the nearby city of Volzhsky. One person was killed, and two others were injured.
In addition, a multi-story residential building in Volgograd’s Krasnooktyabrsky district was damaged.
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Bocharov said fires broke out as a result of falling drone debris but were quickly extinguished.
Later, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces confirmed a strike on the Volgograd oil refinery, “Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka.”
“Industrial fuel storage” damaged in Yaroslavl
Drones also targeted Yaroslavl, a city northeast of Moscow, according to regional governor Mikhail Evraev.
“Industrial fuel storage facilities were hit. Emergency services are extinguishing the fire. There are no casualties,” he wrote, adding that traffic restrictions had been introduced on the outskirts of the city toward Moscow.
Astra reported that the area near Moskovsky Prospekt and the South-West Ring Road hosts a major industrial zone with oil-refining and fuel infrastructure, including the Slavneft-Yaroslavnefteorgsintez (YANOS) refinery and the Yaroslavl Spetstorg Plus oil depot.
The oil depot reportedly has a storage capacity of 300,000 cubic meters.
The industrial zone also includes a bitumen plant and Thermal Power Plant No. 3.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Telegram monitoring channel Exilenova+ claimed that the Yaroslavl-3 oil pumping station was also attacked.
“This is one of the systematic strikes that have been ongoing for weeks and months. A significant portion of Russia’s oil pumping stations are located in forests, steppes and remote areas beyond public observation. The Defense Forces are ‘working over’ these oil pumping stations daily,” the channel wrote.
The channel added that many strikes are not reflected in official Ukrainian General Staff reports or monitoring channels, but that “important and difficult work continues.”
Seaport fire at Krasnodar Krai
Additionally, a fire broke out at the Temryuk seaport in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai following a drone attack, according to the regional operational headquarters.
Forty-seven personnel and 14 pieces of equipment, including units from Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry, were deployed to extinguish the fire.
Authorities said preliminary reports showed no casualties.
Later, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported the destruction of an important electronic intelligence facility belonging to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in the Krasnodar Territory.
“Fulfilling the tasks set by President Volodymyr Zelensky, specialists from the SBU’s Alpha Special Operations Center struck the 16th Center of the FSB of the Russian Federation, which deals with electronic intelligence,” the statement said.
The control point, located in the Temryuk district of the Krasnodar Territory, was reportedly used by Russia to guide missiles and drones over Ukrainian territory, as well as to intercept signals from foreign satellites.
According to the SBU, the drone strike disabled key facilities at the Russian electronic intelligence center.
“Such special operations are of strategic importance, as they weaken Russia’s ability to control airspace, coordinate air defenses, and launch strikes on Ukraine,” the statement said.
“The destruction of electronic intelligence centers opens up new opportunities for Ukrainian drones and makes it more difficult for Russia to protect military facilities deep in the rear,” it added.
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