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Ukrainian forces struck the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast and a drone storage site belonging to Russia's elite Rubikon unit.

Novokuibyshevsk, Samara Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery (location) Samara Oblast (location) Rubikon unit (military_unit) Rosneft (organization) General Staff (organization) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery (location)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces struck Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery and Rubikon drone storage site in Samara Oblast

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces struck the Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery near Samara City

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Extracted: 2026-02-20T04:42:09.860Z

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