Syzran Refinery
53.1689°N · 48.4869°E
About
Syzran Refinery (Rosneft), located in Syzran, Samara Oblast on the Volga River, processes ~8.5 Mt/yr and is part of the Samara refining cluster alongside Novokuibyshevsk and Kuibyshev refineries. Together the three Samara plants represent ~25 Mt/yr of Rosneft capacity. Syzran produces motor fuels and heating oil for the Volga-Ural region.
Strike history
8- ConfirmedSev. 5/5
A drone strike hit the AVT-6 crude distillation unit and the tank farm, causing a major fire. Damage to the main unit, which accounts for about 71% of capacity, combined with AVT-5 already being under repair, resulted in a complete halt of crude processing.
−100% capacity30d downtime - ConfirmedSev. 3/5
A fire broke out at the refinery following the strike. OSINT analysis localized the impact area near the LCh-35/11-600 unit.
- ConfirmedSev. 4/5
Fire at ELOU-AVT-5 unit (~30% of plant capacity); AVT-5 serves as backup for the main AVT-6 line — without it the refinery cannot quickly resume operations; fire location confirmed by OSINT analysts
−30% capacity - ConfirmedSev. 4/5
Primary crude distillation unit CDU-6, providing over 70% of refinery capacity, damaged; refinery fully shut down, repair estimated at over one month; confirmed by General Staff and Reuters
−60% capacity35d downtime - ConfirmedSev. 3/5
Fire at atmospheric distillation section, partial output reduction.
10d downtime - ConfirmedSev. 3/5
Fire in fuel processing units, output curtailed.
11d downtime - ConfirmedSev. 3/5
Fire at distillation unit, brief production disruption.
10d downtime - ConfirmedSev. 3/5
Fire at atmospheric distillation units, output partially reduced.
10d downtime
Status updates
- Status change-100%
Full processing shutdown after strike
According to three industry sources cited by Reuters, crude processing was completely halted after the strike. The main AVT-6 unit, accounting for about 71% of capacity, was heavily damaged, while AVT-5, representing the remaining 29%, was already under repair following an earlier strike. Repairs to AVT-6 may take at least a month.
- Status change-60%
Shutdown confirmed after drone strike
Drone strike confirmed Syzran refinery shutdown. Reuters reported over 50% of processing capacity offline. The plant joins Kirishi, Ryazan, Moscow among Russian refineries halted in May 2026.
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