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Russia reports fire at Volgograd refinery after Ukrainian drone attack
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on August 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on August 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
A fire at Volgograd refinery was caused by Ukrainian drone debris. Firefighters responded swiftly, and no casualties were reported.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Fallen debris from Ukrainian drones caused a fire at an oil refinery in Russia's Volgograd, the governor said on Thursday.
"Firefighters quickly began extinguishing the fire. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties," Andrey Bocharov said on the Telegram.
Lukoil, an owner of the refinery, has not yet responded for a Reuters request to comment the attack.
Russia's defence ministry said air defence systems had intercepted and destroyed 44 Ukrainian drones overnight, including nine over Volgograd region.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
The fire at the Volgograd refinery was caused by fallen debris from Ukrainian drones.
Firefighters quickly began extinguishing the fire, and according to preliminary data, there were no casualties.
Lukoil, the owner of the refinery, has not yet responded to a request for comment regarding the attack.
Russia's defense ministry stated that air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 44 Ukrainian drones overnight, including nine over the Volgograd region.
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