Blow to Russian oil exports: Ukraine targets station in Samara region
Ukrainian military officials have described this facility as critical infrastructure for Russia's oil industry, which is financing the war.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that oil transport infrastructure in Samara Oblast was struck by drones. The military stated that fires broke out in several oil storage tanks as a result of the attack.
According to the General Staff's statement, the targeted station is considered one of the important facilities of Russia's oil industry. Crude oil is delivered to it via trunk pipelines from Tatarstan, Western Siberia, and other oil-producing regions of the country. At the station, oils of various compositions are blended to form one of Russia's main export grades — Urals.
Ukrainian military officials called this facility important infrastructure for Russia's oil industry, which is financing the war.
On November 13, the governor of Samara Oblast, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, reported that four people died as a result of a strike on an industrial enterprise. However, he did not specify which enterprise was targeted.
For reference, on October 30, Ukraine also attacked the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Samara Oblast. After that, strikes on oil refineries in Russia intensified again.
Ukraine's General Staff reported this week that five major oil refineries in the country — facilities in Omsk, Leningrad, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, and Yaroslavl Oblasts — were attacked in recent days.
