💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes against the Saratov Oil Refinery in Saratov Oblast and the Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery in Samara Oblast.

September 20, 2025 Saratov, Saratov Oblast

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

Two or more independent sources agree on the core facts. Additional sources would further strengthen this assessment.

Entities

Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) Saratov Oil Refinery (location) Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery (location) Ukrainian drones (weapon_system) Ukraine's General Staff (military_unit) Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (organization) Saratov Oblast (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Staff of Ukraine (organization) Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Carpet plan (organization) Saratov airport (location)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian General Staff reported strikes on these refineries, with geolocated footage confirming attacks on Novokuibyshevsk and Saratov facilities.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Drone attacks also hit the Saratov oil refinery earlier, on Sept. 20

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The Saratov Oil Refinery provides approximately 2.54% of the total volume of oil refining in the Russian Federation (over 7 million tons of oil annually)

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.400Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-20-2025