Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery on fire as explosions rock several energy sites, Ukraine confirms strike
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Ukraine's military reportedly struck and damaged Russia's Volgograd oil refinery overnight on Nov. 6, Russian Telegram media channels reported, as explosions rocked several Russian energy sites.
Ukraine's General Staff subsequently confirmed the strike in a Facebook post on Nov. 7, noting "the annual refining capacity of this plant is 15.7 million tons (5.6% of all refining in Russia)."
"Explosions and fire were recorded in the area of the target," it added.
Local residents reported the damage, posting photos and videos on social media documenting the reported work of air defense in the region. While no fire was immediately observed, scenes of large-scale flashes were observed in the night sky towards the direction of the oil refinery.
A residential building and several homes were damaged in the attack, Volgograd Oblast Governor Andrey Bocharov reported, adding that one person was killed.
"A civilian, a 48-year-old man, died as a result of shrapnel from the shelling," he said in a post to Telegram.
Ukrainian UAVs 🇺🇦 struck the Volgalad Oil Refinery. The 6th largest oil refinery in Russia, producing at a capacity of 287,000 barrels of oil per day pic.twitter.com/OthOhApoYx
— Ukraine Battle Map (@ukraine_map) November 6, 2025
Bocharov confirmed a fire broke out in an industrial zone of Vologograd Oblast's Krasnoarmeysky district.
Volgograd is located about 354 kilometers (220 miles) from Ukraine's eastern border with Russia and approximately 500 kilometers (310 miles) from Ukrainian-controlled territory near Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast.
The reports come amid a wider drone attack on Volgograd Oblast, local officials reported.
The refinery, operated by Lukoil and located approximately 450 kilometers (300 miles) from the front line, plays a key role in supplying fuel to the Russian military.
The facility has been previously targeted by Ukrainian attacks and, on at least one occasion, has been forced to halt production.
Meanwhile, in Volgorechensk, Kostroma Oblast, a thermal power plant has been rocked by blasts amid the drone attack in Vologograd Oblast, Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ reported.
Volgorechensk is located about 744 kilometers (462 miles) from Ukraine's northeastern border with Russia and about 275 kilometers (171 miles) northeast of Moscow.
In occupied Crimea, a Russian oil depot was struck in Bitumne near Simferopol, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported.
Ukraine routinely launches deep strikes against military and industrial facilities in Russia, primarily relying on domestically developed drones.
Russia's oil and gas production has continued to come under attack as Kyiv attempts to cripple Moscow's primary source of funding for its war in Ukraine.
