Ukraine Strikes Samara Urals Oil Hub and Lipetsk-2 Airbase

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the “Samara” linear production and dispatch station in Russia’s Samara region and the “Lipetsk-2” military airbase in Lipetsk region on Friday, Nov. 13, igniting multiple oil storage tanks and hitting aviation command and fuel infrastructure, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) reported. According to an official statement published by the General Staff on Saturday, Nov. 14, Ukrainian units struck the Samara oil hub near the settlement of Prosvet, triggering a major fire across several crude storage reservoirs.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Military authorities described the Samara station as the operational heart of Russia’s petroleum export network. Trunk pipelines from Tatarstan, Western Siberia, and other oil-producing regions converge at the facility, where crude grades are blended to formulate Russia’s flagship Urals export blend. “Urals accounts for up to half of all Russian oil exports. Therefore, every damaged tank in Samara strikes directly at the main source of money from which the aggressor pays for missiles, drones, and the war against Ukraine,” the General Staff stated. Attack on the Lipetsk-2 military airbase Concurrently, the General Staff confirmed battle damage assessments from a Nov. 13 strike against the Lipetsk-2 military airfield in Lipetsk region, which hosts Russian combat aviation units. During the operation, Ukrainian forces struck a hangar housing specialized aircraft maintenance equipment, an aviation fuel storage reservoir, and the airbase’s central command and dispatch post. Other Topics of Interest Senators demand SpaceX records as top House Democrats warn that satellite restrictions cost Ukrainian lives and strengthen Putin’s negotiating position. Military planners noted that disabling ground support machinery, fuel reserves, and flight control infrastructure directly degrades the operational tempo of Russian tactical aircraft launching guided bombs and missiles against Ukrainian territory. Ukraine’s deep-rear interdiction campaign The precision operations in Samara and Lipetsk follow an escalating series of Ukrainian long-range missile and drone strikes targeting Russian military-industrial and energy infrastructure. Overnight into Nov. 13, the Ukrainian Navy deployed land-attack Neptune cruise missiles against three drone-related facilities in Rostov-on-Don, hitting a production workshop and storage site operated by tactical drone maker Ionos LLC alongside a frontline maintenance center belonging to Aero-Hit LLC, manufacturer of Veles FPV drones. Earlier in November, Ukrainian Neptune missile systems hit the Proton-Elektroteks microelectronics plant in Oryol, which produces components for Iskander ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, while late October strikes destroyed two Su-34 fighter-bombers at the Marinovka airfield in Volgograd region. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.