July 2026

The Volgograd refinery was attacked by drones. A large fire broke out at the facility, and geolocated material confirmed the refinery site was hit.

A fire broke out following the strike and the CDU-5 primary crude distillation unit, accounting for about 34% of design capacity, was shut down. Refining could continue at roughly 75% of nominal capacity.

A fire broke out on the refinery premises following the strike. The refinery fully halted crude processing, with the shutdown expected to last about two weeks.

A hit on the fuel depot was confirmed, followed by a fire.

A strike on surface infrastructure in the Vnukove area was confirmed.

A fire broke out at the refinery following the strike. A diesel hydrotreating unit and a combined high-octane gasoline production unit were damaged, forcing the refinery to fully halt crude processing and petroleum product output.

A strike on one of the complex’s offshore oil production platforms was confirmed.

A strike on the facility was confirmed.

A major fire broke out at the station following the strike, with one of the storage tanks confirmed to have caught fire.

Strikes caused a fire at the facility, with a subsequent confirmation that the tank farm had caught fire.

A series of strikes caused a major fire at the oil depot covering approximately 800 m². More than 40 emergency personnel and nine firefighting vehicles were deployed.

A major fire broke out at the storage facility, accompanied by the detonation of flammable materials. Residents of nearby homes were evacuated due to the fire risk.

A major fire broke out at the oil depot following the strike, with reports of flammable materials detonating.

A direct hit was recorded, followed by a fire at the oil depot.

A direct hit on the facility was recorded; a fire broke out in the fuel infrastructure area following the attack. The extent of the damage is being assessed.

Direct hit on the plant followed by fire; blaze continued for at least a day; heat anomalies at the site edge recorded by NASA FIRMS; extent of damage being assessed

Fire at petrochemical complex following series of explosions; thick black smoke rose over the plant

Explosions and fire near the refinery's tank farm following UAV strike

Two loading arms disabled, three petroleum product tanks hit

Fire at fuel depot following UAV hits

Fire at facility following UAV strike

Petroleum product tank and pumping station of the fuel depot hit

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

Fire at refinery following UAV strike

Fire at port terminal following UAV strike

Fire at two petroleum product storage facilities; confirmed by Rostov Oblast governor

Large fire, flames reached fuel tanks; evacuation of residents declared; glow visible from several kilometres

The oil loading terminal was hit by drones. A fire broke out at the facility after the strike.

Fire at one of the storage tanks; confirmed by Tver Oblast governor

Large fire at ~400,000 m³ tank farm; tens of thousands of tonnes of gasoline and diesel destroyed; shutdown of key logistics node in petroleum product pipeline system linking Ufa, Omsk, Salavat, Perm and Tyumen refineries

Large fire at ELOU-AVT-7 unit with capacity 7.3 million tonnes per year; burning of processing racks and tanks at refinery and adjacent ethylene plant; halt in gasoline fraction supply paralyses the petrochemical cluster; gasoline fraction output ~4–5,000 t/day and diesel ~10,000 t/day knocked out

Direct hit and fire at pentane-hexane fraction isomerisation unit; burning of communications near ELOU-AVT-6 unit and tank farm; plant halted for damage inspection; output expected to show reduced gasoline quality or require costly external component procurement

At least two FP-1 hits on ELOU-AVT-11 unit with capacity 8.4 million tonnes per year; refinery suspending operations; first strike on the largest refinery in Russia and Central Asia, located ~2,500 km from the border

Fire at refinery industrial zone following series of explosions; road from Yaroslavl toward Moscow closed

Fire at terminal area following series of explosions in the Bolshoy Port district; dense black smoke over southeastern part of the city; Leningrad Oblast governor declared UAV danger regime and warned of possible mobile internet disruptions

AVT-6 primary crude distillation unit damaged; refinery fully halted crude processing; large fire, two fires recorded in industrial zone; refinery had not yet resumed operations following the previous strike on 24 June

Fire at station; blaze recorded simultaneously with strike on adjacent NORSI refinery; target distance 850 km

Repeated strike on Ufa refinery; details of damage not disclosed