Overview
- Flames at the ATAN depot in Hvardiiske reignited on October 21 after earlier strikes, with locals reporting drone activity and explosions overnight.
- Ukraine’s General Staff said it hit a gas-processing plant near Orenburg and the Nowokuibyschewsk refinery in Russia’s Samara region.
- Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry reported the Orenburg facility temporarily stopped accepting Kazakh gas, while Gazprom has not detailed damage or repair timelines.
- Orenburg governor Yevgeny Solntsev said a workshop fire damaged the plant but caused no casualties among employees.
- Industry and shipping data show Russia’s seaborne oil-product exports fell 17.1% in September, as Crimea authorities imposed fuel purchase limits to manage shortages.