Overnight on 2 October, Ukraine's General Staff reported hits on the Volgograd refinery and three oil facilities in Samara Oblast, with fires breaking out afterwards.
Overnight on 2 October, Ukraine's Defence Forces struck the Volgograd oil refinery and oil facilities in Russia's Samara Oblast, according to the General Staff and the SBU. Volunteers Support Ukraine passes on the verified facts about what such strikes mean for Russia's military logistics.
In Volgograd, the target was the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka plant, which processes about 15 million tonnes of crude a year. In Samara Oblast, near the settlement of Prosvet, the "Samara" linear production and dispatch station was hit, a major hub for receiving, storing and blending oil that is involved in forming the Urals export blend. The "Samara-1" and "Samara-2" pumping stations were also struck. The General Staff reported fires and explosions at all of the facilities.
The Volgograd plant produces petrol, diesel and aviation fuel needed by the Russian military, and it was already hit earlier this year. The Samara station is a key link in the transport of Russian oil and was also struck in the spring. Ukraine consistently describes such strikes as a response to Russian escalation.
Information about the results comes from the Ukrainian military and may be refined. Volunteers Support Ukraine continues to help people affected by the war in whatever way its available resources allow.
