Another Russian refinery goes offline: Volgograd plant shuts down completely after Ukrainian drone attack, Reuters reports

An oil refinery in Volgograd has stopped all crude oil processing after a Ukrainian drone attack on October 2, Reuters reported, citing sources.The news agency gave no further details.Volgograd Governor Andrey Bocharov said there had been a “massive drone attack on industrial infrastructure” but did not specify which facilities were targeted. Eyewitnesses posted photos and videos of a large fire in the area around the Volgograd refinery.Ukrainian drones previously attacked the Volgograd refinery on May 29 and July 31, Reuters reported. According to the website of its owner, Lukoil, the refinery can process about 14 million metric tons of crude oil a year — roughly 5% of Russia’s total refining volume.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.