Overview
- Reuters, citing two industry sources, reports the Samara-region plant stopped primary oil processing after an October 19 attack, marking the second shutdown in a month.
- The refinery halted its AVT-11 unit, with capacity of about 18,900 metric tons per day, as well as the AVT-9 unit, according to the same sources.
- Samara governor Vyacheslav Fedortishchev confirmed a UAV attack on the region without detailing damage, and Rosneft has not issued an official statement.
- Sources indicated the plant could resume production in early November, a timeline that remains unverified.
- Ukrainian strikes also hit energy sites in Orenburg region and a fuel depot in occupied Berdyansk, while Radio Liberty’s satellite analysis indicated damage to storage tanks near the ELOU AVT-11 area and a sulfuric acid unit at the refinery.