On the night of 30-31 July, units from Ukraine's Defence Intelligence and the defence forces struck an oil refinery in Volgograd, Russia, one of the largest in the region.
Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine; General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Quote from Defence Intelligence: "On the night of 30-31 July 2026, operatives from the Active Operations Department of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, as part of a joint long-range strike operation with the defence forces, struck another oil refinery deep within Russia – Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka LLC.
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Key elements of the refinery's production facilities were hit in the attack. A large fire is raging at the facility, which fuels Russia's criminal war against Ukraine."
