{"id":1280318,"date":"2025-08-15T08:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T05:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/syzran-oil-refinery-under-attack-uavs-hit-critical-russian-infrastructure\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T08:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T05:22:08","slug":"syzran-oil-refinery-under-attack-uavs-hit-critical-russian-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/syzran-oil-refinery-under-attack-uavs-hit-critical-russian-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Syzran Oil Refinery Under Attack: UAVs Hit Critical Russian Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On the night of August 15, drones struck a strategic facility in Russia \u2014 an oil refinery in Syzran, Samara Region.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This is reported by local Telegram channels.<\/p>\n<p> In the morning, residents of the city reported a massive drone attack. By four or five o&#8217;clock, they heard a series of loud explosions, and then discovered two or three pockets of unquenchable flame and columns of black smoke above the plant&#8217;s territory. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/78_main-v1755224347.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1280287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/78_main-v1755224347.webp 700w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/78_main-v1755224347-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/78_main-v1755224347-650x434.webp 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> The governor of the region, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, confirmed that the region was attacked by UAVs, and according to preliminary data, 13 such drones were destroyed. Despite this, he did not mention the direct attack on the refinery, which eyewitnesses reported. Due to the threat, the &#8220;Carpet&#8221; regime was introduced, the Samara airport was temporarily closed, and mobile Internet was limited for the safety of citizens.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 720px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1280318-1\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-2.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-2.mp4\">https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-2.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> <strong>What is known about the plant?<\/strong><br \/> One of the largest in the Rosneft system, key for the southern Volga region.<\/p>\n<p> Capacity \u2014 8\u20138.5 million tons of oil per year (~160\u2013170 thousand barrels\/day), actual loading \u2014 6\u20137 million tons.<\/p>\n<p> Supplies fuel to the Saratov, Samara, Penza and partially central regions of the Russian Federation.<\/p>\n<p> It has important military importance &#8211; it supplies fuel to airfields and parts of the Central and Southern Military Districts.<\/p>\n<p> Risks: Even a partial damage could cause fuel shortages, logistical chaos, and increased transportation costs. Oil transportation is concentrated on railways and the Volga River, so the difficulty of processing will hit the agricultural and transport sectors.<\/p>\n<p> This is the third attack on this plant &#8211; the first two were in 2024 and February 2025, when the central GDU6 unit was seriously damaged. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"967\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1280293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-1-1.jpg 576w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-1-1-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-1-1-387x650.jpg 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1280296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-2-488x650.jpg 488w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1280299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-3-488x650.jpg 488w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-4-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1280302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-4-488x650.jpg 488w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-4.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-5-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1280305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-5-488x650.jpg 488w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-5.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1280308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-6-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-6.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-7-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1280311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-7-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-7-488x650.jpg 488w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-7.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> Recall that on the night of August 14, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/v-henshtabi-pidtverdyly-urazhennia-volhohradskoho-npz-tam-pozhezha\/\">units of the Unmanned Systems Forces and the GUR, in cooperation with other components of the SOU, struck the Volgograd Oil Refinery, which supplies the Russian army.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> As reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/u-rostovi-prohrymiv-potuzhnyy-vybukh-shcho-vidomo\/\">a powerful explosion occurred in the city center of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on Thursday, August 14.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Also 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This is reported by local Telegram channels. In the morning, residents of the city reported a massive drone attack. By four or five o&#8217;clock, they heard a series of loud explosions, and then discovered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":1187896,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76874],"class_list":["post-1280318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-war"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1280318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1187896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1280318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1280318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}