Ukrainian drones strike Russia's Syzran oil refinery, Kyiv says
Ukrainian drones have targeted the Syzran oil refinery in Russia's Samara region, according to Ukrainian officials. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that this attack is part of Ukraine's ongoing strategy against Russian oil refining. The strike resulted in a significant fire at the facility and two reported fatalities in the town of Syzran.
- ▪Ukrainian drones struck the Rosneft-owned Syzran oil refinery overnight.
- ▪President Zelenskiy confirmed the attack as part of Ukraine's strategy against Russian oil refining.
- ▪The attack caused a large fire at the refinery, which has a processing capacity of 7 to 8.9 million tons of crude oil.
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Ukrainian drones strike Russia's Syzran oil refinery, Kyiv saysSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxEmergency specialists carry out search and rescue operations at the site of a partial collapse of an apartment building, following what local authorities called a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Syzran, Russia April 22, 2026. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.
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