Fire Point’s FP-1 Drones Strike Russian Refinery Producing Jet Fuel for Moscow’s Military

Ukrainian long-range FP-1 drones struck the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, sparking a fire at the facility, Ukrainian defense manufacturer Fire Point reported on October 30.

“Ukrainian defense forces used FP-1 drones to strike the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region. Multiple strikes hit the facility—which has an annual capacity of ~8.8 million tons—including its diesel hydrotreating unit,” Fire Point wrote.

Residents of Novokuibyshevsk reported explosions and Russian air-defense activity during the attack. Significant flight delays were also reported at Samara airport as the drone strike unfolded.

The Novokuibyshevsk refinery has been part of Russian state oil giant Rosneft since 2007 and can process approximately 8.8 million metric tons of crude oil annually.

The facility produces gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, including fuel used by the Russian Aerospace Forces, as well as bitumen and petroleum coke.

The refinery has repeatedly come under Ukrainian drone attack during the war.

On April 18, 2026, another drone strike sparked a fire at the facility. The refinery later shut down its AVT-11 and AVT-9 primary crude-processing units following the attack.

Previously, Alexander Shokhin, head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), acknowledged that Russia cannot provide comprehensive air defense coverage for its vast industrial infrastructure, with many of the country’s largest factories and production complexes too extensive to be fully protected against Ukrainian drone strikes.

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