Overview

• Orenburg’s governor said drones ignited a workshop at Gazprom’s gas-processing complex, causing partial damage with no casualties, and the fire was extinguished.
• Kazakhstan’s energy ministry said Gazprom suspended the plant’s intake of Kazakh gas, with no details yet on damage assessments or a timeline to resume operations.
• Ukraine’s General Staff reported a separate strike on Rosneft’s Novokuibyshevsk refinery in Samara, citing fires and damage to primary units, which Russian authorities have not confirmed.
• Russia’s Defence Ministry reported shooting down 45 Ukrainian drones over Samara, Saratov and Orenburg, while local officials noted temporary airport restrictions and mobile internet outages.
• The Orenburg facility is among the world’s largest, with about 45 billion cubic metres of annual capacity and processing links to Kazakhstan’s Karachaganak field.