Ukrainian drone strikes targeted multiple oil refineries across Russia, causing significant fires and damage. The attacks hit refineries in the Samara region, including the Syzran and Novokuybyshevsk facilities, as well as the Syzran refinery in the Kursk region, and extended to the Slavyansk-on-Kuban refinery in the Krasnodar region, with one fire covering an area of 500 square meters. These strikes are part of a broader campaign against Russian oil infrastructure amidst ongoing tensions between Ukraine and Russia, with distances from Ukraine to the targets being approximately 900km and 1100km. The attacks have reportedly destroyed at least 10% of Russia's refining capacity, leading to a potential fuel crisis in European Russia due to the difficulty of transporting fuel from surviving refineries. Additionally, a Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian border city of Belgorod resulted in the deaths of two civilians and injuries to three others, including a child, coinciding with the second day of Russia's presidential election. In total, 35 UAVs were reported to have attacked various regions, leading to accusations from President Vladimir Putin of Kyiv's attempt to disrupt the election process.
Russia says Ukraine shelled Belgorod, killing a teenager and a man in the city. It is the latest in a series of cross-border attacks as Russians cast their vote in presidential elections. https://t.co/YnVQ4bA6FG
Ukrainian forces began shelling residential areas of the Belgorod region with cluster munitions . https://t.co/MBZDMatZ8e
Russia accuses Ukraine of attempting to sabotage the last day of its elections by launching 35 drone attacks into the country. https://t.co/84q3l9YSy4
Ru business news 16-17/Mar/2024: The attack on the Syzran oil refinery and the damages caused will force Rosneft to redirect oil to other refineries. The attack damaged the primary refining unit АВТ-6. https://t.co/jvGpucwyyt
Ukrainian-Backed Separatists with Support from the Ukrainian Armed Forces appear to have Shelled the Western Russian City of Belgorod today with Cluster Munitions, with at least 1 of the Munition having Detonated-Prematurely in the Sky over the City. https://t.co/29mHGh8Osl
Ukraine has attacked 12 #oil refineries in Russia as of March 17. #Velsig #geopolitics
One person was killed and 11 wounded as a result of the shelling of Belgorod This is reported by Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. According to him, at the time of the shelling the man who died was in the parking lot. Among the 11 wounded 8 people are hospitalized, one of the women… https://t.co/GclR2KhDRO
Ukrainians fire randomly at civilians in Belgorod Several victims today, including a man near his car in this video and a 16 yo girl this morning https://t.co/NyFC7wtTRu
Ukraine launched 35 drones against broad areas of Russia, sparking a brief fire at an oil refinery, targeting Moscow and disrupting electricity in border areas. https://t.co/SJyvEsGsyx
Ukrainian drones attack refinery, target Moscow, disrupt power, Russia says https://t.co/Hy8iQKAQKJ
Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, in particular refineries, is smart strategy. Damaged refineries raise the costs of war for Russia, and undermine the economy that fuels the war effort. Shows utility of longer-distance drones, which Russia apparently can't stop. https://t.co/uHGnG024Lt
⚡️Media: 12 Russian oil refineries successfully hit in recent attacks by Ukraine. Ukraine's Security Service has recently successfully attacked 12 oil refineries in Russia, a source told Ukrainska Pravda, including an overnight attack in Krasnodar Krai. https://t.co/qMe9UM6r8v
#Russia's drone attack on Odesa damages agribusinesses, #Ukraine says https://t.co/bDRWEDxuYQ
Overnight drones have attacked refinery in Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Krasnodar Krai of Russia Despite reports that fire was extinguished fast(by local authorities), refinery could be suspended for a while. Capacity: 4 mln tonnes per year(~1.5% of overall) https://t.co/qY1PR7RxSm https://t.co/LZD0IkiH7c
Major drone strikes hit Moscow while Russia votes | International airport, oil refinery on fire These incidents coincided with an election period, prompting accusations from Putin of Kyiv's disruptive intent. https://t.co/zX9WXWeAAl
💥 Drones attack Slavyansk-on-Kuban oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai – video https://t.co/HwQ2j0rS5o
Ukrainian military attacked oil refinery in the Krasnodar region of Russia #OOTT
Night of 17 March: major drone attack against Slavyansk-na-Kubani oil refinery in Krasnodar Oblast, Russia. Multiple drones hit the facility unobstructed. https://t.co/mXu6E4uCU3
BREAKING: Ukrainian military attacked oil refinery in the Krasnodar region of Russia
A Ukrainian shelling of Belgorod has claimed life of a 16-year-old girl, and injured one man. Emergency services are currently at the scene and tackling the flames, after the strike set a residential building on fire. https://t.co/V6XYaeZf5Q
Another refinery hit, making it the sixth this week - averaging one per day. Tonight, it's the Slavyansk refinery in the Krasnodar region. Plus, several drones have reached Moscow Domodedovo Airport. The pattern continues. https://t.co/fAcswtCwPJ
Another refinery hit, making it the sixth this week - averaging one per day. Tonight, it's the Slavyansk refinery in the Krasnodar region. Plus, several drones have reached Moscow. The pattern continues. https://t.co/2MgtyPFM6g
BREAKING: Ukraine strikes ANOTHER Russian oil refinery. This time, 7 Ukrainian suicide drones hit the refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, in the Krasnodar region of Russia. It’s the SIXTH Russian refinery struck in a single week. Via @Gerashchenko_en https://t.co/PxEChj0M5C
🔥🦅 UAVs attacked Sloviansk-na-Kuban in Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation. ❗It is likely that another refinery was hit. https://t.co/4H3vXtYs33
#Ukraine attacked an oil refinery in #Russia’s southern Krasnodar region with drones, sparking a fire and leaving one person dead of a “heart attack”, regional authorities say. https://t.co/pApPeRcOsL
#Ukraine launched 35 drones against broad areas of #Russia, sparking a brief fire at an oil refinery, targeting Moscow and disrupting electricity in border areas, Russia said early on Sunday, the final day of the country's presidential vote. #oott https://t.co/62MaWkQRic
Again, Ukraine attacked a Russian oil refinery. Overnight, the Nefte Peregonnyy Zavod in Slavyansk-on-Kuban in the Krasnodar Krai was struck with at least 7 UAVs. In total, 35 UAVs attacked the Krasnodar, Moscow, Yaroslavl, Kaluga, Bilhorod, Rostov, Oryol, and Kursk regions. https://t.co/WhPwWLfVOH
Russian Telegram channels report a drone attack on an oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar region, last night. A fire broke out at the refinery after the attack. According to the operative headquarters, it has already been extinguished. https://t.co/F3YAUCQETN
Another night, another Russian refinery in flames: the Slavyansk-Eco (4 million ton capacity) hit by several Ukrainian drones. According to Russian government statements, all the drones were “neutralized.” https://t.co/tqya7T3rXh https://t.co/yjqgQRsVqX
Currently, a refinery in southern Russia's Krasnodar Krai has reportedly been under a drone attack. More Ukrainian drones are in the air and more attacks may occur before morning. https://t.co/Eww0hp39Cm
Two people were killed and three wounded in a Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian border city of Belgorod, the regional governor said on Saturday, as Russian citizens vote through Sunday in a three-day presidential election. https://t.co/vCT6qdJVl3
The 6th oil facility in 5 days hit by Ukrainian drones as its campaign of strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure continues amid ongoing Russian attacks. Strikes also hit and set ablaze an oil depot in Oryol and oil refineries in Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, Kaluga and Samara. https://t.co/u5crioD3N7
Fire broke out at the Slavyansk oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region after Ukraine launched several drones at the enterprise, the regional administration said early on Sunday. https://t.co/89mNWDlsf8
The Russian Slavyansk-on-Kuban refinery is currently burning, hit by multiple Ukrainian drones tonight. https://t.co/EBR7XkFOOB
Large Ukrainian drone attack on Russia tonight, with multiple impacts reported already in Slavyansk-on-Kuban. Of note, there is a large refinery on the southern edge of the city. https://t.co/qiBTUCSPac
/1. Drone attack is reported in the Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Krasnodar region of Russia. Russian media claim that at least five drones attacked “a local plant”. No details yet about what was targeted. 290km from the frontline. https://t.co/mR9EIECg86
Ukrainian bombardments killed two people and set an oil facility ablaze in Russia on Saturday, the second day of showpiece elections guaranteed to cement President Vladimir Putin's hardline rule https://t.co/LXSAkKV9fQ
A Ukrainian missile strike has killed two people in western Russia during the country’s presidential election. https://t.co/ZHpTtlx8Fu
A Ukrainian missile struck the Russian border city of Belgorod and a drone strike set an oil refinery on fire. The attacks came on the second day of a Russian presidential election that Vladimir Putin has accused Kyiv of trying to disrupt https://t.co/QT9qM8LNOM https://t.co/wEyih9slVj
A Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Belgorod killed two people in the latest in a series of cross-border attacks, Russian authorities said. Meanwhile, Ukrainians marked the second anniversary of a deadly Russian strike on the Mariupol theater. https://t.co/q56E4nSqk5
A Ukrainian missile attack killed at least two people in western Russia and a separate drone strike set an oil refinery ablaze on the second day of an election that President Vladimir Putin has accused Kyiv of trying to disrupt https://t.co/QT9qM8LNOM https://t.co/KnaM7i5iY2
Ukraine is escalating its attacks against Russian oil infrastructure. In the last week, an oil depot and 3 oil refineries have been hit by kamikaze drones. If this continues, we will likely start to see noticeable impacts. https://t.co/W5qKBEh2a8
Ukrainian shelling of the Russian city of Belgorod has killed two people, according to officials today, while Russia claims to have thwarted a new attempt by saboteurs to cross the border. https://t.co/dFh1oXNn8L
Ukrainian shelling of the Russian city of Belgorod killed two people, officials said Saturday, while Russia claimed to have thwarted a new attempt by saboteurs to cross the border. https://t.co/XJ68ZVvTJI
#Russia: Firefighters put out Russian refinery blaze after Ukraine strike #oott https://t.co/WsryjqMw4U
Sentinel-2 imagery of the Russian Syzran refinery burning earlier today after a Ukrainian drone attack. https://t.co/iaatOMaUhQ
🔥 Ukraine's Security Service behind attacks on three Russian oil refineries – Ukrainska Pravda source https://t.co/I13hSJ873P
New satellite imagery shows smoke rising from a burning Russian oil refinery after it was struck by Ukrainian drones. This refinery is hundreds of kilometers from Ukraine. https://t.co/6zJPQbVoQx
Two people have been killed and three injured in a Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian border city of #Belgorod, the regional governor says. https://t.co/MYMhGbRphc
Ukraine's Security Service attacked three Russian oil refineries in the Samara region – RBC Ukraine These plants collectively process approximately 25 million tons of oil annually, accounting for nearly 10% of all Russian oil refining. https://t.co/xJ2C9gU3HX
Ukraine attacks Russian city and refinery on second day of presidential election #oott https://t.co/9bfVRc9iVT
Ukrainians attacked civilians in Belgorod with unguided MLRS rockets, 2 people lost their lives https://t.co/WmmTJhpAOa
#RussianElection | #Ukraine attacks Russian city and refinery on the second day of #PresidentialElection A Ukrainian missile attack killed two people in western Russia and a separate drone strike set an oil refinery ablaze. https://t.co/7EVUni5lUH
Ukraine attacks Russian city and refinery on second day of presidential election https://t.co/YINA0AJLUl
Ukrainians drones have destroyed at least 10% of Russia’s refining capacity, with a fuel crisis looming in European Russia in part because of the cost of shipping fuel from surviving refineries in Siberia and the Urals. https://t.co/na5h6Ljwhj https://t.co/yjqgQRsVqX
2 people killed, and 3 more wounded, according to the Belgorod Region's governor, as a residential area came under shell fire. The attack occurred less than 24 hours after another strike on the city https://t.co/HUT1ksvzgt https://t.co/apV43bk9Gm
The governor of #Russia’s #Samara region says Ukrainian drones have struck two oil refineries belonging to state-owned oil giant Rosneft in the region, causing no casualties but leaving one facility on fire. https://t.co/KcEbMBghhp
Ukraine drones hit Russia's Syzran oil refinery, governor says | Reuters https://t.co/E10w6djUTY
Overnight, Ukrainian drones struck multiple refineries in Russia. Seen here, a valuable distillation unit at the Syzran refinery burns. https://t.co/UtkGD3UfG0
⚡️ Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia's Belgorod Oblast, claimed on March 16 that two people were killed after missiles struck the city of Belgorod. https://t.co/6rbnvP05xg
Ukrainian long-range drone attacks on Russian refineries have become a daily event. Last night’s target: the Syzran refinery, some 500 miles east of Ukraine. https://t.co/g7YWHYnEts
Two killed in shelling of Russian border city Belgorod, governor says https://t.co/amIC8acRDb https://t.co/JG1z5jG8Tz
In Syzran and in Novokuybyshevsk, both #Samara region, #Russia, there are fires at local oil refineries following attack UAV strikes this morning. Distance from #Ukraine’s border is ~800-850 km: https://t.co/pAit2AMhvv
Ukraine drones hit #Russia's Syzran oil refinery, governor says #oott https://t.co/WsryjqMw4U
Two civilians have been killed and three, including a child, injured in the shelling of Russia’s border city of Belgorod, Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Saturday. The doctors are currently fighting to save the child’s life. 📷: Gladkov / Telegram https://t.co/hnAPRwhyhm
The Volga river region's Syzran refinery was on fire but an attack on the Novokubyshev refinery was thwarted, Governor Dmitry Azarov said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app. https://t.co/5AkcxDhrtf
Another two Russian oil refineries have been hit and are burning. The Rosneft facilities in Syzran and Novokuybyshevsk, Samara Region, have been attacked by UAVs. Video footages show extensive fires. Source: Telegram / Syzranvip and Astra https://t.co/hE1pbLurxm
Russian Telegram channels report drone attacks on two enterprises at once in Samara region. Local residents say about explosions at the Syzran refinery. The area of fire is 500 square meters. Other drones attacked the Novokuybyshevsk refinery, according to Russian media. https://t.co/2uB0ILz26v
Another DEEP strike by Ukraine on Russia's rapidly vanishing oil industry. 900km from Ukraine, the Syrazan refinery is undergoing an hours long attack, offering no credible air defense. https://t.co/ytuXCI8UU3
Another DEEP strike by Ukraine on Russia's rapidly vanishing oil industry. 1100km from Ukraine, the Syrazan refinery is undergoing an hours long attack, offering no credible air defense. https://t.co/so592HcMz7
Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Syzran oil refinery, regional governor says https://t.co/6YxCJRwLg1 https://t.co/ttHw8MDfFl
Russian Telegram channels report drone attacks on two enterprises at once in Samara region. Local residents say about explosions at the Syzran refinery. The area of fire is 500 square meters. Other drones attacked the Novokuybyshevsk refinery. No official confirmation yet. https://t.co/XZiDpnMHAe
Russian Telegram channels report drone attacks on two enterprises at once in Samara region. Local residents says about explosions at the Syzran refinery. The area of fire is 500 square meters. Other drones attacked the Novokuybyshevsk refinery. No official confirmation yet. https://t.co/IHcdGqfdKh
Russian Telegram channels report drone attacks on two enterprises at once in Samara region. Local residents report a fire at the Syzran refinery. The area of fire is 500 square meters. Other drones attacked the Novokuybyshevsk refinery. No official confirmation yet. https://t.co/cZ5g4A6DOP
Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against a Russian oil refinery in Kaluga Oblast, and recent Ukrainian strikes against oil refineries reportedly caused a spike in Russian domestic oil prices. https://t.co/VF1ICcjygA https://t.co/C8BCC7bjrd
Very loud explosions in Kursk, Russia right now. Likely due to Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone attacks https://t.co/LrnQdPNN4k