Refinery near Russia’s Samara suspends operations after drone attack

The Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region suspended operations after a drone attack damaged one of its units.

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Astra Telegram channel.

"As a result of the attack on the refinery in Samara, the AVT-4 unit was damaged, and the production cycle of the plant was suspended," the statement said, citing a source.

Astra also published photos showing the fire and indicating its location: Novokuibyshevsk, Samara region.

The publication adds that this is the 12th attack on a refinery in Russia in the last three weeks.