Russian drone attacks across southern and central Ukraine on February 1st and 2nd have resulted in significant damage to energy infrastructure and civilian casualties. On February 1st, Kherson Oblast suffered at least 2 deaths and 10 injuries due to these attacks, as reported by Governor Oleksandr Prokudin. The following day, a massive drone attack in Kirovohrad Oblast was launched by Russian forces, with Governor Andrii Raikovych confirming no casualties. Concurrently, a drone attack on February 2nd on Kryvyi Rih damaged an electrical substation, causing power outages and trapping 113 miners underground, who were all rescued on February 2nd. Ukraine's Air Force reported that out of 24 Shahed drones launched, 11 were shot down, and 7 did not reach their targets. Approximately 40,000 people in Kryvyi Rih were left without power. In a related development, Ukrainian drones attacked the Lukoil oil refinery in Volgograd, Russia, causing a fire that was later extinguished. This refinery is the largest producer of petroleum products in Russia's Southern Federal District.
Two Ukrainian drones struck a primary oil processing facility at the Volgograd oil refinery in southern #Russia in an operation conducted by the SBU security service, a Ukrainian source tells Reuters. #Ukraine https://t.co/DRTRlsBLbo
Two Ukrainian attack drones struck the largest oil refinery in southern Russia on Saturday, a source in Kyiv told Reuters, detailing the latest in a series of long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities. Local authorities in Russia said earlier that a fire had been extinguished…
A UAV strike partially disrupted production at Lukoil's Volgograd refinery. This is the seventh such strike since the beginning of the year, which has caused Russia's exports of petroleum products to decline badly. After the morning UAV attack on the… https://t.co/7nH6JZMOAy
Another Ukrainian deep strike in Russia, against the Lukoil refinery in Volgograd. Russian state media: the drone attack has been repelled, the refinery is operating normally. https://t.co/P9gZvuORKw
The Ukrainian Army launched suicide drones at Volgograd (formerly known as Stalingrad) last night. A massive fire started in one of the largest oil refineries in the country. It was the first time Ukraine struck Volgograd this war. https://t.co/TlTaibhI2W
Fire Extinguished at #Russia’s Lukoil Plant After Drone Downed Volgograd oil refinery supplies domestic, foreign markets Russia once again targets power grid in central Ukraine #oott https://t.co/QeZ69e8TYO
Ukraine's SBU hits #Russia's Volgograd oil refinery in drone attack, source says #oott https://t.co/1eIo8lSumg
Last night, at least one Ukrainian attack drone successfully hit Lukoil's Volgograd refinery, damaging a portion of the unit and igniting a significant fire. https://t.co/nN5mCxmKv4
🔥 Attack on oil refinery in Volgograd carried out by drones of Ukraine's Security Service – photo, video https://t.co/dAzntTIRUs
Ukraine is imposing increasingly effective direct sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas industry. The latest target was a major Lukoil refinery in Volgograd, which was hit early this morning by long-range Ukrainian drones https://t.co/pL0o5ofL33
Moment Ukrainian kamikaze drone hits massive oil refinery in Volgograd in first airstrike on Russian city since Hitler 81 years ago https://t.co/1aZXLVtZF5 https://t.co/1Mtc8lLPfN
In #Volgograd, south #Russia, one of largest Russian oil refineries is on fire following an attack UAV strike: https://t.co/31lpmOiJOO
Ukrainian drones attacked a Lukoil oil refinery in the Krasnoarmeysky District, Volgograd region in Russia. UP reports the involvement of Ukrainian SBU. It is reported that this refinery is the largest producer of petroleum products in the Southern Federal District of Russia.… https://t.co/WQHkRc6GxN
Explosion hits oil refinery deep inside Russia after suspected drone strike https://t.co/Sq8NQNqvS9 https://t.co/36GCkAd7DN
Overnight, Russia launched a total of 14 Shahed drones of which 9 were shot down. Also two Kh-59 cruise missiles were launched of which the impact is still unknown. https://t.co/bxiNz2odPI
Fire Extinguished at Russia’s Lukoil Plant After Drone Downed https://t.co/vaXnvVYUNZ
9 out of 14 Shahed drones shot down by Ukrainian air defense overnight - Air Force https://t.co/n2Bw8NeSqW
Russia-Ukraine war live: fire at major Russian oil refinery after drone attack https://t.co/nO2MtHYDnJ
Results of the UAV strike against the Volgograd oil refinery. The fire most likely dealt some serious damage to the facility. https://t.co/gEQAmTl27p
Russian Telegram channels published another video of the drone strike on Lukoil oil refinery in Russian Volgograd. https://t.co/PncnjFxdNb https://t.co/uRLmcrVCcF
Russians target energy facilities at night: Ukrainian air defence destroys 9 Shahed drones out of 14 https://t.co/B4G2EdfLCP
A fire at the Volgograd #oil refinery blamed on a downed drone was extinguished early Saturday in the latest attack by Ukraine on a #Russia's energy facility. https://t.co/jm9J6jbc05
⚡️ DTEK power plant, Ukrenergo equipment damaged in Russian attacks. DTEK, Ukraine's chief private energy company, said on Feb. 3 that one of its thermal power plants was hit in an overnight Russian attack. The plant's equipment was "severely damaged." https://t.co/uJA9SsLTVI
A drone attacked Lukoil oil refinery in Russian Volgograd, Russian media report. A fire of about 300 square meters broke out. This oil refinery is the largest producer of petroleum products in the Russian Southern Federal District. Local authorities and Russian defense… https://t.co/r98TLnn2wI
3 February - incident at the Volgograd oil refinery in Russia which caught fire after repelling a UAV attack. https://t.co/A9O1oKkqkM
A major Russian oil refinery was in flames overnight after a downed drone triggered a blaze https://t.co/dACBVyBCsL
VIDEO: A Ukrainian drone strikes the Lukoil refinery in Volgograd overnight, the largest in southern Russia https://t.co/kOOtDtqlbT
Fire put out at #Russia's Volgograd refinery after drone attack #oott https://t.co/Re5XZ1GZCo
⚡️ Kryvyi Rih suffers power outages again after Russian drone attacks. The city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast suffered power outages for the second day in a row after a new wave of Russian drone strikes on Feb. 3, said Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the Kryvyi Rih…
🔥 One of largest Russian oil refineries on fire – photo https://t.co/VRPHQqHt7b
Oil refinery in Russia's Volgograd is on fire today. Local government blames drones for bombing the asset. Hopefully, some day incidents like this one will show that Russian economy is not as resilient as newspapers write and not as good-looking as IMF sometimes forecasts.
⚡️Fire breaks out at Russian refinery in Volgograd. A fire broke out at the Volgograd oil refinery overnight on Feb. 3, regional governor Andrei Bocharov reported via Telegram. No casualties were reported. https://t.co/MbbQ3khbIt
⚠️ FIRE PUT OUT AT RUSSIA'S VOLGOGRAD REFINERY AFTER DRONE ATTACK Full Story → https://t.co/oSrl70E9pS
In Volgograd, Russia, drones attacked Lukoil's largest refinery in the Southern Federal District, with a capacity of 14.8 million tons The regional governor and the Russian Defense Ministry claim that the UAVs were shot down and debris fell on the plant. https://t.co/Nipp0S63yB
Ukraine's air defenses downed nine of 14 Russian drones in an overnight attack that hit energy infrastructure in the city of Kryvyi Rih, the air force and regional officials said on Saturday. https://t.co/HwTRpaykvH
#Ukraine says that tens of thousands of people are without power after a barrage of two dozen Russian drones damaged energy infrastructure in the center of the country. https://t.co/eccPVj7Wq3
NEW: Russian drone attack in Ukraine leaves 40,000 without power https://t.co/x2lhMm6kV9
🙏 All miners in Kryvyi Rih resurface after being stranded underground by drone attack https://t.co/8HmTsAfgB9
Russians launch 24 Shahed UAVs, 11 of them shot down, 7 "locationally lost" – General Staff https://t.co/nMek0hMJd1
In Kryvyi Rih, 113 miners who were stuck underground after an attack by Russian drones were rescued The mine workers were brought to the surface, said Alexander Vilkul, chairman of the city’s defense council. https://t.co/Lu5x61FW1a
Russia launched 24 drones into Ukrainian territory early Friday, reports Ukraine’s Air Force. One drone hit an electrical substation in Kryvyi Rih, leaving about 40,000 people in the area without power. https://t.co/8ommK3915t
Air defense forces destroyed 11 of 24 Shahed UAVs this night - Air Force All drones were shot down within Dnepropetrovsk, Kherson, Kirovograd and Kharkiv regions. The AF specified that about seven drones failed to reach their targets and were locationally lost. https://t.co/8ReVzdki5s
❗️All 113 miners trapped in two mines after a Russian drone attack in #KryvyiRih on February 2 have been brought to the surface, said Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih City Council reports. https://t.co/zsCzuw6qOd
11 out of 24 Shahed drones destroyed this night in Ukrainian skies. Russians were trying to hit our central region as this is a big industrial base. I'd say Russian drones are becoming less precise - this time, 7 of them just got lost in their trajectory.
⚡️ Update: All miners trapped after Kryvyi Rih drone attack rescued. All of the 113 miners who were trapped in two mines following a Russian drone strike against Kryvyi Rih on Feb. 2 were brought to the surface, said Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the Kryvyi Rih defense council.
Russia attacked with 24 shahed drones overnight. 11 were shot down and 7 didn’t reach their location. Likely due to jamming. https://t.co/r4PAHD6Sj8
Russia attacked southern and central Ukraine with drones early Friday, hitting a power substation in the city of Kryvyi Rih, the grid operator says https://t.co/7Ly6KUlZHP
❗️One of the substations of 'Ukrenergo' was damaged by a Russian drone attack overnight, leaving residential and industrial consumers in the city of #KryvyiRih without electricity, local authorities reported. https://t.co/iBcRvNNqd5
💥 A substation in Krivoy Rog was damaged after a strike by the Russian Armed Forces The Ukrenergo company reported power outages in Krivoy Rog. This is a consequence of working on critical facilities in the city. https://t.co/pgF2q0ig9j
⚡️Russian drone attack traps miners, causes power loss in Kryvyi Rih. A Russian drone attack on Feb. 2 damaged an electrical substation and caused power outages in Kryvyi Rih. A rescue operation for a group of trapped miners is also underway. https://t.co/hUodX4ehEl
⚡️Massive drone attack reported in Kirovohrad Oblast. Russian forces launched a massive drone attack at Kirovohrad Oblast overnight on Feb. 2, Governor Andrii Raikovych reported. According to preliminary reports, there are no casualties.
⚡️Massive drone attack reported in Kirovohrad Oblast. Russian forces launched a massive drone attack at Kirovohrad and nearby districts overnight on Feb. 2, Governor Andrii Raikovych reported. According to preliminary reports, there are no casualties.
⚡️Update: Russian attacks on Kherson kills 2, injures 10. Russian attacks across Kherson Oblast between Jan. 31. and Feb. 1 resulted in at least 2 deaths and 10 injuries, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Feb. 1.