The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the strike on the "Lukoil" oil refinery in the Volgograd rgion.
On the night of Friday, January 31, the Ukrainian Defence Forces carried out a strike on LLC "Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka" in the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The mission was executed by units of the UAV Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, along with other Defence Forces units.
The General Staff emphasized that this refinery is among the top ten largest oil refineries in Russia by design capacity.
The Volgograd region refinery is also used to supply the Russian occupying army.
In the area of the plant, flashes and explosions were recorded. The results of the fire defeat are being clarified, added the General Staff.
On the night of January 31, a series of explosions occurred in the Volgograd region. Governor Andrey Bocharov reported a drone attack on the region and a fire at the oil refinery, which, according to him, was allegedly "promptly extinguished." He noted that one injured worker was hospitalized.
The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko, noted that the Volgograd refinery is one of the largest in Russia: its design processing capacity is about 14 million tons of oil per year, making it the sixth-largest refinery in Russia.
Kovalenko also reported that the plant produces gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, and aviation fuel.
31 January 2025 г., 13:47
