Ukrainian Drones Strike Energy Sites in Western Regions of Russia

Wide-ranging drone attack caused several fires at a Russian oil refinery in Volgograd, a regional governor confirmed.
Ukrainian Drones Strike Energy Sites in Western Regions of Russia
A general view shows the oil refinery of the Lukoil company in Volgograd, Russia, on April 22, 2022. Reuters Photographer/Reuters
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Ukraine fired dozens of drones at energy facilities in western Russia, setting an oil refinery alight and disrupting flights in the region, Russian and Ukrainian officials have said.

According to Andrei Bocharov, governor of Russia’s western Volgograd region, air defenses repelled “a massive attack by aircraft-type drones,” falling debris from which caused several fires at an oil refinery, he said.