💥 Attack

Ukrainian long-range drones struck and set fire to the LUKOIL-Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery in Volgograd, hitting the site's cracking tower and causing the facility to shut down.

Volgograd, Volgograd
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: certain

Long-range drones hit and set fire to the LUKOIL-Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery

At least two hits to the site's cracking tower

Refinery shut down pending repairs

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Lukoil's Volgograd oil refinery was damaged and caught fire in an overnight drone attack

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The Russian Ministry of Defense air defense units are repelling a massive terrorist attack by UAVs on energy and civilian infrastructure facilities in the Volgograd Region

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

There were no casualties from the refinery fire

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The refinery was struck by at least 108 drones overnight, including 49 over the Volgograd Region

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukraine has not commented on the attack

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian drones conducted a large-scale attack on Volgograd, hitting the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery and causing a major fire.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Andrei Bocharov stated that drones attacked energy and civilian infrastructure in Volgograd Oblast, with a fire at a refinery in southern Volgograd.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Volgograd oil refinery overnight Feb. 11, resulting in a fire reported at the facility

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed it had shot down 48 Ukrainian drones in several regions, not including over Volgograd Oblast itself

Ukrainian forces struck Volgograd Oil Refinery, causing fires

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.178Z

Source story: day-1450b-2026-02-14