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Ukraine Confirms Drone Raid on Volgograd Oil Refinery That Ignited Major Fires

Kyiv says the strike targeted a key southern refinery to undermine Moscow’s military fuel logistics.

A car burns following what local authorities called a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Belgorod, Russia August 14, 2025, in this still image taken from video. Governor of Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS
The Volgograd refinery, among the 10 largest in Russia, is the latest strategic asset to be hit by Ukraine this month.
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Overview

  • The Ukrainian General Staff confirmed a coordinated drone strike on the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery in Volgograd on the night of August 14.
  • Kyiv says the attack ignited severe fires at the facility, which supplies a significant share of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel to Russia’s southern military operations, and that damage assessments are ongoing.
  • Russia’s Defence Ministry reported its air-defence units destroyed 46 Ukrainian drones overnight, including five over the Krasnodar region.
  • Debris from intercepted drones caused a small, extinguished blaze at the Slavyansk-on-Kuban refinery and struck a 16-story residential building in Volgograd, prompting evacuations and the suspension of airport flights.
  • Local sources reported unverified drone strikes on the Unecha dispatch station of the Druzhba pipeline in Bryansk and on the Afipsky refinery in Krasnodar, with authorities still verifying those incidents.