Russia in flames as ferocious Ukraine drone strikes trigger mayhem and devastation

By John Varga, World News Reporter

The Kuibyshevsky oil refinery was hit (Image: X social media)

Ukraine has launched devastating drone attacks across Russia, targeting fuel depots and rail logisitcs. This comes with Russia having launched another massive aerial attack on Ukraine, with a deadly combination of missiles and drones.

During Ukraine's attacxk, both the Kuibyshevsky refinery in the city of Samara and the Afipsky oil depot in Krasnodar Krai were hit, causing major fires to break out. The former is located some 621 miles behind the frontlines, while the latter is 186 miles from the front. At the same time, a train depot was bombed in Petrov Val, Volgograd region, as well as reportedly a railway station in Samara region. In recent weeks, Kyiv has stepped up its efforts to destroy critical Russian infrastructure deep inside the country.

The Afipsky refinery was also hit again (Image: X social media)

A massive fire erupted at the Kuibyshevsky oil refinery in the early hours of the morning, after it came under sustained attack.

Local witnesses say they counted at least 17 drones heading towards the depot, before reporting thundering explosions from the vicinity of the refinery. Video footage later shared to social media channels shows an enormous fire engulfing the premises.

Firefighters were dispatched to the scene to try and bring the raging inferno under control. Samara's governor announced temporary flight restrictions from the city's airport and mobile internet outrages "for citizens’ safety.”

The Afipsky oil refinery in southern Russia’s Krasnodar Krai was hit again during the overnight bombardment. Flames could be seen erupting from the plant in video images shared online by local residents.

The drones hit a gas and condensate processing unit, causing extensive damage. Twenty-one firefighters struggled to bring the 20-square-metre blaze under control, as fire raged around them.

As is now customary, Russian officials claimed the depot had been hit by falling debris from a shot-down drone - despite video evidence to the contrary.

The city of Petrov Val came under repeated drone attack just five days after a previous bombardment. Ukrainian UAVs targeted the TChE-7 locomotive depot, causing another fire to break out.