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SSO drone attack on Saratov oil refinery stopped one tower from working, the second strike on the facility this month.

Saratov, Saratov
Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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SSO (military_unit) Saratov oil refinery (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian drones (weapon_system) Rosneft (organization) Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) (military_unit) Roman Busargin (person) Russian Defense Ministry (organization) Rosaviatsiya (organization) Saratov Airport (location) Special Operations Forces (SSO) (organization) Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (military_unit) Saratov Refinery (location) Ukrainian Defence Forces (military_unit) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization)

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

SSO drone attack on Saratov oil refinery stopped one tower from working, the second strike on the facility this month.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck Saratov Oil Refinery for the third time in a month

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Drone attacks also hit the Saratov oil refinery again on Oct. 16

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The Saratov oil refinery was attacked by drones on October 16, 2025. Fires were reported and extinguished within a few hours with no casualties.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:30.775Z

Source story: day-1331a-2025-10-21