Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff said drones struck the Volgograd oil refinery, reporting explosions and a fire at the site operated by Lukoil.
- Russian officials reported 75 Ukrainian drones in the overnight assault, a fire in Volgograd’s industrial zone, and the death of a 48-year-old man.
- Russian media said 13 airports halted flights and dozens of services were disrupted during the attack.
- Ukraine also reported a successful hit on a Shahed drone storage, assembly and launch base at the former Donetsk airport, citing multiple secondary detonations.
- Ukrainian forces said they struck three fuel facilities in Crimea, damaging reservoirs and storage tanks in Hvardiiske and Simferopol.