Drone attack in Volgograd: multi-story building caught fire
On the night of October 2, a fire broke out in an apartment building in the Russian city of Volgograd as a result of a drone attack. According to local authorities, one person was hospitalized. Reports also emerged of attacks on industrial enterprises in Volgograd and a large oil station in Samara.
Drone attack in Volgograd: multi-story building caught fire
According to DW, the administration of the Volgograd region announced via Telegram that a fire broke out in an apartment building located on Udmurtskaya Street in the Krasnoarmeysky district of the city.
The regional governor, Andrey Bocharov, stated that the attack was carried out by Ukrainian drones. He said that one person was injured and taken to the hospital.
At the time the report was published, the spread of the fire had been contained, and emergency services were continuing their work at the scene.
Bocharov's statement said that the attack was aimed at the region's "industrial infrastructure." However, it was not disclosed which enterprises were damaged.
The Astra Telegram channel, based on an analysis of open sources relying on eyewitness footage, reported that the glow of the fire was seen in the direction of the Volgograd oil refinery and the nearby "Kaustik" enterprise.
At the same time, the authors of the channel noted that it was impossible to determine exactly what was burning from the available videos. Therefore, information about potential fires at these enterprises has not yet been clearly confirmed.
The Volgograd oil refinery is part of "Lukoil." With a capacity to process nearly 14 million tons of oil per year, this enterprise is considered one of the largest oil refineries in southern Russia.
According to Astra, "Kaustik" is also one of the leading enterprises in the Volgograd region, producing basic chemical products that can be used for both civilian and military purposes. The channel emphasized the importance of these products for the Russian military-industrial complex.
On the morning of October 2, Astra, relying on its analysis, reported that another energy facility in Russia — the "Samara" oil trunk pipeline and dispatch station — might also have been attacked.
According to the EnergyBase portal, this station, owned by the "Transneft - Privolga" company, is the largest facility of its kind in Russia and plays an important role in the transportation and blending of oil.