Kuibyshev Refinery in Samara halts operations after Ukrainian drone attack

The Kuibyshev Oil Refinery in Samara has stopped operations after a drone attack by the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out the night before.

This was reported on the ASTRA Telegram channel.

As noted, the enterprise was attacked by at least 29 drones, as a result of which seven fires broke out on the territory of the refinery, and an employee was injured.

Local authorities did not confirm the damage to the Kuibyshev plant, noting that the attack was repelled. However, according to ASTRA sources in the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as of August 28, the enterprise had completely stopped working.

It is known that some of the Ukrainian drones hit the AVT-4 primary oil processing plant and the liquefied gas overpass, causing them to catch fire.

In addition, drone strikes were recorded near gas and gasoline pipelines, the AVT-5 installation, a hydrogen production facility, and a diesel fuel tank, after which it spilled and the fire spread to another tank.

It is worth noting that in August, the volume of unused capacity in the Russian oil refining industry reached 6.4 million tons per month.

We will remind you that on the night of August 28, 2025 , the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out a large-scale attack on key facilities of Russia’s military-economic potential , in particular, the Kuibyshev Oil Refinery was hit.

By the way, on the night of August 29 , the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted a complex fire attack on an oil pumping station near the settlement of Naytopovichi in the Bryansk region.

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