Ukrainian Drones Ignite Rosneft's 8.5-Million-Ton Refinery and Hit 2 Wildberries Hubs in 4 Regions
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Updated · Euromaidan Press · Aug 3
Ukrainian Drones Ignite Rosneft's 8.5-Million-Ton Refinery and Hit 2 Wildberries Hubs in 4 Regions
3 articles · Updated · Euromaidan Press · Aug 3
Summary
Before dawn on Aug. 4, Ukrainian drones struck Samara, Leningrad, Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod regions, setting fires at Rosneft’s Syzran refinery and at least two logistics sites tied to Wildberries.
Syzran processes more than 8.5 million tons of crude a year—over 3% of Russia’s total—and supplies fuel to central Russian regions, airfields and military units; the plant lies more than 800 km from Ukraine.
Leningrad Governor Alexander Drozdenko said air defenses downed 17 drones but confirmed damage near Krasny Bor, where Wildberries acknowledged a blaze at its 154,000-square-meter hub; video also pointed to a nearby 70,000-square-meter Lenta depot.
Moscow region officials confirmed another strike near Chekhov that killed five people and injured six, while residents in Kstovo reported a fire near a Lukoil refinery though the exact target remained unclear.
Kyiv has increasingly targeted Wildberries since mid-July, saying the retailer moves sanctioned drone components and other military-use goods; the company tightened warehouse rules on Aug. 3 after workers filmed earlier attacks.