A fire broke out overnight from Thursday to Friday at the Novokuybyshevsk refinery, in Russia's Samara region, owned by the state oil company Rosneft, according to the Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+, cited by Kyiv Independent. The channel circulated photos and videos sent by residents showing fire near the plant and accounts of drones flying over the area.
The refinery processes about 8.8 million tonnes of crude oil and produces aviation fuel, gasoline and diesel, according to Kyiv Independent. It was already attacked by Ukrainian drones in August 2026, according to that outlet.
The monitoring channels present it as the resumption of Ukrainian attacks on refineries, after an informal pause since mid-October reported by The Wall Street Journal on October 29, according to Kyiv Independent.
Story not yet confirmed: Kyiv Independent says it has not been able to verify the images or the extent of the damage, and neither Russia nor Ukraine has commented. It is not known whether the refinery has stopped production.
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