Russia says Ukrainian drone attack kills one in its Samara region
Local officials said one person was killed and four were wounded as air defenses shot down dozens of drones over the region.
- On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, Ukrainian drone strikes hit the Rosneft-operated Kuibyshev refinery in Samara, Russia, killing one person and wounding four others, Samara Region Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev confirmed.
- An intensifying Ukrainian campaign targeting Russian fuel infrastructure prompted the Samara strike, following a large-scale drone attack on the Moscow Oil Refinery on September 20, which supplies roughly 40 percent of the capital's fuel.
- Ukrainian forces specifically targeted the Kuibyshev refinery's AVT-4 and AVT-5 atmospheric-vacuum distillation units; these primary installations had previously suspended operations after a drone attack in June, according to industry sources.
- The campaign has knocked out 45% of Russia's nominal oil refining capacity, forcing fuel-rationing measures across 92 per cent of regions; gasoline output dropped 20 per cent compared to 2024, while diesel production fell nearly 30 per cent.
- President Donald Trump urged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian oil facilities, warning of rising diesel prices, while Zelenskyy argued any de-escalation must be matched by an end to Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy system.
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The Kuibyshev refinery in Samara has again become the target of Ukrainian drones. The plant is one of the major oil refineries in the region and has been attacked several times.
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