Drones launched a massive attack targeting industrial facilities in the Russian city
On the night of October 2, drones attacked the Russian city of Volgograd, where a powerful glow was spotted near the Lukoil oil refinery and the Kaustik chemical plant. The regional governor confirmed a massive strike targeting industrial infrastructure. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine (Катерина Коваль) citing ASTRA, according to the portal PromPolitInform.
Local residents mass-reported unmanned aerial vehicles flying overhead and a series of loud explosions echoing across virtually all districts of the city throughout the night. Furthermore, eyewitnesses expressed outrage over the absence of any official air raid siren in the settlement.
Having analyzed video footage published by eyewitnesses, analysts concluded that a fiery glow was rising toward the Volgograd Oil Refinery and the adjacent Kaustik plant. Available video frames do not yet make it possible to precisely identify the specific source of the fire on the facilities’ territory.
Attack aftermath and official response
Head of Volgograd Region Andrey Bocharov officially acknowledged the fact of a massive drone raid targeting regional industrial objects. At the same time, the official refrained from confirming a fire at the plants, mentioning only that a residential building had caught fire and one person had been hospitalized.
The Kaustik chemical plant operates in the Krasnoarmeysky District on the southern outskirts of the city and ranks among the leading chemical enterprises in the region. The facility produces dual-use products that are critically important for the Russian military-industrial complex.
Refinery capacities and previous strikes
Meanwhile, the Volgograd Oil Refinery is owned by Lukoil and ranks among the largest oil processing plants in the aggressor country. Its annual production capacity reaches approximately 15 million tons of oil, which accounts for about 5 percent of all processing in Russia.
The plant manufactures a wide range of fuel and lubricant products, including gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, and jet fuel. The enterprise has repeatedly found itself under attack, specifically in February and at the end of May 2026.
A previous large-scale fire at the oil refinery broke out on the night of July 31 due to a fresh drone raid. At that time, key production capacities were damaged and the main primary oil processing units AVT-1 and AVT-6 were shut down as a result of the strikes.
Illustrative photo: Rotafinus / CC0
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