Ukrainian actors conducted a drone strike against the Lukoil oil refinery in Volgograd Oblast on 3 February.
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Ukrainian actors conducted a drone strike against the Lukoil oil refinery in Volgograd Oblast on 3 February.
A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Volgograd
UAVs attacked the Lukoil refinery causing an explosion
The fire probably broke out after a drone attack
Overnight, air defenses and electronic warfare systems repelled a drone attack on the territory of the Volgograd Region. As a consequence, one drone fell and set off a fire at the Volgograd oil refinery.
A fire erupted at a major Russian oil refinery in the southwestern Volgograd region after a drone attack blamed on Ukraine
A UAV attack caused a fire at the Volgograd Oil Refinery on the night of 3 February, which was extinguished with no casualties.
Volgograd Governor Andrey Bocharov stated that air defenses repelled a UAV attack and the downed drone caused the fire.
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