Russia’s Energy Lifeline Hit as Drones Target Ust-Luga and Syzran

Unmanned aerial vehicles carried out overnight strikes on multiple Russian regions, hitting strategic industrial facilities, including the Ust-Luga port in Leningrad region and the Syzran oil refinery in Samara region.

According to Leningrad region governor Alexander Drozdenko, ten drones were reported destroyed over the Ust-Luga port on the morning of August 24.

Russian Telegram channels and local residents published footage showing drones striking the Gazprom Ust-Luga gas processing plant, one of the largest in Europe.

Independent analysts, including the Cyberboroshno community, confirmed that critical damage was sustained by a cryogenic fractionation unit, considered central to the facility’s operations.

Gazprom’s Ust-Luga complex processes up to 45 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually, producing liquefied natural gas, ethane, and propane-butane. The plant is located nearly 1,000 kilometers from Ukraine’s border.

In Samara region, governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev reported an attack on an industrial facility in the city of Syzran. Local sources indicated that the Syzran oil refinery was the target. Witnesses described hearing around 20 explosions during the night.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the strike on the Syzran oil refinery. According to the statement, the operation was carried out by Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces together with the Main Directorate of Intelligence and other Defense Forces units.

The Center for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council commented on the situation, noting that Russian infrastructure linked to its wartime economy is increasingly under attack.

Earlier, Ukrainian drone strikes forced the shutdown of several major Russian oil refineries, cutting more than 13 percent of the country’s refining capacity. Plants in Novokuibyshevsk, Saratov, Volgograd, and Samara were taken offline, while output at Ryazan was partially halted. The outages have driven wholesale fuel prices in Russia to record highs.

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