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Ukraine Strikes Key Russian Urals Oil Export Hub and Damages Military Airfield in Lipetsk
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Ukrainian long-range drones struck a major Russian oil transportation and blending facility in the Samara region, setting several oil storage tanks on fire, while a separate strike damaged critical infrastructure at the Lipetsk-2 military airfield.
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According to Ukraine’s General Staff on November 14, the strikes took place on November 13 and targeted facilities supporting Russia’s energy exports and military aviation operations.
💥 Ukraine's drones hit a Russian oil terminal and military airfield in two separate strikes, Kyiv reported.
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The attacks targeted oil storage tanks in Samara and a hangar, jet fuel tank, and command center at Lipetsk-2. pic.twitter.com/NkPLmhTh5H
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) confirmed that long-range drones operated by its Alpha Special Operations Center struck the Samara Linear Production and Dispatch Station near the settlement of Prosvet.
Preliminary assessments indicated that several oil storage tanks were hit, with fires reported across the facility. The Samara station is a major component of Russia’s oil transportation network, receiving crude through pipelines from Tatarstan, Western Siberia, and other oil-producing regions.
At the facility, crude oil with different sulfur concentrations is blended to produce Urals, Russia’s primary export crude grade, which accounts for up to 50% of the country’s total oil exports, according to the SBU.
The station plays an important role in preparing crude for export, making disruptions to its operations potentially significant for Russia’s oil transportation and storage infrastructure.
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Ukraine’s General Staff also confirmed damage at the Lipetsk-2 military airfield in Russia’s Lipetsk region, which hosts Russian military aircraft.
According to the military, the November 13 attack struck three facilities: a hangar containing specialized aircraft maintenance equipment, an aviation fuel storage tank, and the airfield’s central command and control facility.
The full extent of the damage and its impact on Russian aviation operations has not been independently verified.
The strikes followed another attack on Russia’s oil infrastructure on November 13, when a major fire broke out at Lukoil’s Volgograd refinery, which processes approximately 14.8 million metric tons of crude annually. According to Russian outlet ASTRA, the attack sparked multiple fires at the facility, while residents reported long queues at local gas stations.
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