Overview
- Orenburg regional officials said a fire damaged part of the Gazprom-run processing complex, one of the world’s largest, with no casualties reported.
- Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry confirmed the plant suspended intake of Kazakh gas after the strike and said Gazprom has not provided damage details or a restart timeline.
- Reuters reported production at Kazakhstan’s Karachaganak field was cut by roughly 25–30 percent due to the disruption, a figure not yet officially confirmed by operators.
- Ukraine’s General Staff claimed responsibility for the Orenburg strike and said a separate drone attack hit the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, triggering fires.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses shot down 45 Ukrainian drones overnight across several regions, though regional authorities reported temporary airport and mobile internet restrictions.