Ukrainian Drone Attack Hits Oil Facility Supplying Moscow’s Major Airports

A major oil storage facility in Russia’s Moscow region caught fire following a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack overnight on October 6, Russian outlet Astra reported, citing its OSINT analysis of footage from the area.

According to Astra, the Moscow region came under drone attacks for several hours overnight. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin claimed that 650 drones were flying toward the region between 8:30 p.m. on October 5 and 5 a.m. on October 6, with most allegedly intercepted by Russian air defenses at longer ranges.

Sobyanin said 105 drones were destroyed while approaching Moscow but did not report any damage or casualties.

Analyzing footage published by the Supernova+ channel, an Astra OSINT analyst geolocated one of the fires to the village of Konstantinovo in the Ramensky district of the Moscow region. The footage itself was recorded from the nearby settlement of Volodarskogo.

According to the analysis, the source of the fire was located on the grounds of the Volodarskaya Linear Production and Dispatch Station (LPDS Volodarskaya). Astra noted that no previous attacks on the facility had been reported.

LPDS Volodarskaya is described as the largest oil storage facility in the Moscow region and is part of Transnefteprodukt. The facility can separately store and transport gasoline, aviation fuel, and diesel through pipelines, with an annual turnover of approximately 3 million tons of petroleum products.

The station receives supplies from the Moscow and Ryazan oil refineries. Its pipeline network also directly connects the facility with Moscow’s major airports, including Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Sheremetyevo.

The Volodarskaya fire follows a series of Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russia’s oil infrastructure. Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara said on October 4 that such operations had put 51% of Russia’s oil refining capacity out of operation.

According to Khmara, recent operations have targeted a number of Russian oil refineries and related facilities, including KINEF, Ust-Luga, Moscow, Yaroslavl, Perm, Ilsky, Saratov, and Syzran.

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