2024-02-03 08:08:16
A fire hit a major refinery in the Volgograd region in southwest Russia on Saturday after a drone attack blamed on Ukraine, a local official said. “Tonight, anti-aircraft defense and electronic jamming means repelled a drone attack in the Volgograd region, in the Kalachyovskiy and Zakanalye districts,” Governor Andrei Botcharov said on Telegram.
“Following the fall of a downed drone, a fire broke out in the Volgograd refinery,” he added, specifying that firefighters had already brought the flames under control early in the morning. . According to the governor, this attack did not cause any casualties. Owned by the giant Lukoil, the refinery claims on its website to be “the largest producer of petroleum products in the Southern Federal District”, which brings together eight regions in southwest Russia.
The factory is located in the south of the city of Volgograd. Local media outlet V1 published alleged footage of the attack showing an explosion overnight. Local residents, contacted by this media, claimed to have heard two explosions. In a statement, the Russian army announced that air defense had shot down or intercepted with jamming systems four drones in the Belgorod region, two others in the Volgograd region and another in the Rostov-on-Don region. .
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