Drones attacked the Kuybyshev oil refinery in Russia's Samara region, causing a fire. Russian officials have not commented on the incident.

Russia's Kuybyshev refinery went ablaze in Samara region in what is reported as a UAV strike in the early hours of Saturday.

Witnesses on the ground reported sounds of incoming drones before the explosions rang out at the facility.

Russian officials have not yet commented on the incident.

Ukraine previously targeted the Kuybyshev oil refinery, owned by the state-run Rosneft Corporation, on March 16 when no major damage was reported.

UAVs attacked oil processing plants in the region at night. A fire broke out at the primary oil distillation tower at the Kuibyshev oil refinery. There were no fatalities or casualties.

A fire broke out at the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast overnight on March 23, with Russian media outlets reporting explosions and the facility being on fire. The fire was likely caused by a drone attack.

Drone attacks targeted oil refineries in Samara region, causing fire at Kuibyshev refinery.

On the night of 23 March, explosions and a fire occurred at the Kuibyshev Oil Refinery in the Samara region, shutting down CDU-5 and halving its capacity.