Overview

• Volgograd governor Andrei Bocharov reported a drone incident in Kotovsky district that damaged a boiler house and sparked fires at fuel and energy facilities.
• Bocharov did not specify which sites were affected, and no casualties were immediately reported in official statements.
• Local outlet Astra, citing residents, said the Lukoil-Korobkovsky gas processing plant in Kotovo was on fire, a claim that has not been independently verified.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted 19 Ukrainian drones overnight, including nine over Volgograd region, while Ukraine did not comment.
• The reported strike follows earlier Ukrainian claims in August and September of attacks on oil infrastructure in the Volgograd area, including a refinery and pumping stations.