💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck the Lukoil-Volgogradneftoperobka Oil Refinery in Volgograd City, causing an explosion.

January 31, 2025 Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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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

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.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian drones attacked an oil refinery in Volgograd on 31 January 2025

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.022Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-31-2025