In brief
Astra reported a fire after a drone attack at the Russian refinery, which supplies southern Russia. The regional governor confirmed fires at an industrial site but did not identify it.
Russian channel Astra reported a fire at Lukoil's Volgograd oil refinery after a drone attack, citing an open-source analysis of footage from local witnesses, according to LIGA.net. The Volgograd regional governor confirmed a drone attack and fires at an enterprise in the city's southern industrial zone, without naming the facility.
Local residents reported queues at petrol stations after the attack, LIGA.net said. Images circulating on social media showed cars waiting to refuel. The report did not establish the precise cause of the queues or specify the attack's exact date and time.
The refinery is in Volgograd's Krasnoarmeysky district and has capacity to process about 14.8 million tonnes of crude oil annually, according to LIGA.net. It supplies petroleum products to southern Russia. The report did not specify the extent of damage or say whether refinery operations had stopped.
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