Overview

• Ukraine's General Staff said overnight strikes hit the Saratov oil refinery and the Novokuybyshevsk refinery in Samara Oblast, triggering explosions and large fires.
• The military said the Saratov plant represents 2.54% of Russia’s refining capacity and Novokuybyshevsk up to 3%, and described both as supplying the Russian armed forces.
• Special Operations Forces also targeted the Samara line production and dispatching station that blends crude for the Urals export grade, though the result was not immediately known.
• Russia’s aviation authority reported a temporary ground halt at Samara Airport during the attack, and Saratov’s governor reported one injury and damage to a residential building.
• Resident videos and Russian Telegram posts showed a major blaze near the sites, and Saratov sits nearly 600 kilometers from the front line, indicating a deep strike.