Major Russian oil refinery reportedly on fire after drone attack on Volgograd
A major Russian oil refinery in Volgograd reportedly caught fire following an overnight drone attack on November 13, with images circulating online showing several apparent fire locations at the facility.
The independent Russian outlet ASTRA identified the burning site as the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery, one of Russia's largest oil-processing plants, after analyzing photographs shared by eyewitnesses.
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View in Telegram.Volgograd Oblast Governor Andrey Bocharov confirmed that the region had come under a large-scale drone attack.
He said falling drone debris had caused "localized fires" at an industrial facility in southern Volgograd and on adjacent territory.
Emergency services were responding, and no casualties or damage to residential buildings had been reported, according to the governor.
Bocharov did not identify the affected facility.
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View in Telegram.The Volgograd refinery, operated by Russian oil company Lukoil, has an annual processing capacity of approximately 14.8 million metric tons of crude oil.
Operating since 1957, the plant produces gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, fuel oil and other petroleum products, supplying Russia's southern regions.
The extent of the damage and any potential disruption to refinery operations remain unclear.
Ukraine has not been identified as responsible for the attack by independently verified evidence in the available reports.