💥 Attack

Ukrainian drones struck the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery in the Volgograd region of Russia, causing a fire and injuring one worker.

January 31, 2025 Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast

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Kyiv Post UNIAN Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Ukrainian troops (weapon_system) Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery (location) Andrey Bocharov (person) Andriy Kovalenko (person) Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) (organization) Ukrainian 'Flamingo' strike (weapon_system) ammo depots (location) Volgograd (location) Tambov missile plant (location) Ukrainian army general staff (organization) Volgograd oil refinery (location) Lukoil (organization) Volgograd region (location) Russian oil refineries (weapon_system) Volgograd Oblast (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Unknown drones (weapon_system) Lukoil Nizhnevolzhsky oil refinery (location) Lukoil Volgogradneftepererabotka NPP (location) LUKOIL-Volgogradneftepererabotka (location) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Drone units (weapon_system) Main Intelligence Directorate (military_unit) Ukrainian drones (weapon_system) Andrii Kovalenko (person) Center for Countering Disinformation (CPD) (organization) Russian oil refinery (weapon_system) Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) (organization) Unmanned Systems Forces (organization) Lukoil-Volgogradneftoperobka Oil Refinery (organization) Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces (organization) Volgograd refinery (location) HUR (organization) Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) (organization)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The refinery sustained severe damage.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

This is one of the longest-range attacks inside Russian territory since the start of the war.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The attack sparked a fire at the facility after drone debris fell on the site.

UNIAN → Source tone: uncertain

Unknown drones attacked the Lukoil Nizhnevolzhsky oil refinery in Volgograd, setting it on fire.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Elements of Ukraine's Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR), Unmanned Systems Forces, and other Ukrainian forces struck the Lukoil-Volgogradneftoperobka Oil Refinery in Volgograd City on the night of January 30 to 31, causing an explosion.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian drones also attacked the facility on Jan. 31, according to the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces

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