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.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. 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. Ukraine has not commented on the attacks at the time of publication. 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.
