Overview
- The General Staff of Ukraine reported overnight strikes on the Korobkovsky gas processing plant in Kotovo and the Yefimovka linear production dispatch station in Russia’s Volgograd region.
- Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces said explosions and fires were recorded at both sites, with the extent of damage still under review.
- Volgograd Governor Andrei Bocharov said blazes in the Kotovo district resulted from debris from intercepted drones.
- NASA’s FIRMS satellite data showed an active fire at the Korobkovsky facility, corroborating local eyewitness accounts.
- Korobkovsky processes up to 450 million cubic meters of gas annually and produces export-grade fuels, while the Yefimovka station handles oil flows with a throughput of 50 million tons per year; the strikes follow recent hits on facilities in Volgograd and Tyumen.