Ukrainian drones attack Samara as fire is reported at Kuybyshev oil refinery, one of the Volga region’s largest

Ukrainian drones struck Samara overnight on September 22. A fire broke out at the Kuibyshev Oil Refinery, Astra said after reviewing photos and videos taken by eyewitnesses.Samara Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said on Telegram that air defenses had shot down “dozens of drones” over the region. “The enemy targeted industrial facilities,” he said, without mentioning the fire at the Kuibyshev refinery.Fedorishchev said private homes, cars, and other civilian property had been damaged.No casualties have been reported in the attack.The Kuibyshev Oil Refinery is one of the largest in the Volga region. Along with the Novokuibyshevsk and Syzran refineries, it is part of Rosneft’s Samara refining hub. All three had previously been attacked by Ukrainian drones and had halted operations.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.