Samara Region

Ukraine launched a large-scale attack against industrial infrastructure located in Russia's southwestern Samara region. The action occurs as Kyiv continues to ramp up its long-range strikes.

Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people in Russia and targeted industrial sites and a Wildberries warehouse. Russian air defenses shot down 635 drones, while Russia attacked Ukraine with 133 drones, killing two. Attacks in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv also caused casualties.

Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia killed at least five people and damaged a Wildberries warehouse, part of Kyiv's campaign to disrupt Moscow's war effort and economy. Russian air defenses downed 635 Ukrainian drones, while reciprocal attacks on Ukrainian cities caused casualties.

Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people in Russia and damaged industrial sites, including a Wildberries warehouse. Over two weeks, Ukraine targeted more than a dozen Wildberries depots as part of its campaign against Moscow's war effort. Russia also launched attacks on Ukrainian cities, killing at least two people.

Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people in Russia and damaged multiple industrial sites, including a Wildberries warehouse. Russian air defenses intercepted 635 drones, while Russia attacked Ukraine with 133 drones, with 24 hitting targets. Separate Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv killed two people.

Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least two people in Russian regions along the Volga River, damaging a Wildberries warehouse. Russia's Defence Ministry reported downing 635 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Ukrainian drones struck a major oil refinery in Saratov and a Wildberries logistics center in the Samara region on August 2, causing a large fire at the refinery and destroying 38% of the e-commerce company’s major warehouse capacity, leading to financial losses and consumer price increases.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stepped down as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a government reshuffle. Ukraine also conducted strikes against Russian oil sites, including an attack on the Syzran Oil Refinery in Samara region that injured several people.

Ukrainian drones struck the Syzran Oil Refinery in the Samara region and a tanker in the Don-Azov Canal, causing fires. Preliminary reports suggest FP-1 drones damaged the ELOU-AVT-5 unit at the refinery, and Rostov region Governor Yuri Slyusar confirmed a drone strike on an empty tanker, with air defenses downing over 20 drones.

A drone attack damaged both primary crude distillation units at Rosneft’s Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, halting oil processing. The Syzran and Novokuibyshevsk refineries in the same hub have also been previously affected by drone strikes.

Ukraine launched long-range strikes on Russian military and energy infrastructure, targeting a Cheboksary factory producing drone components and a Samara refinery. Russian officials reported downing Ukrainian drones and casualties from attacks, while Ukraine claimed strikes in Crimea and the Vladimir region. Both sides exchanged drone attacks, with Putin vowing to strengthen air defenses.

Ukrainian drones attacked Rosneft's Syzran oil refinery in Russia's Samara region on May 21, causing a major fire and casualties. The strike is part of Ukraine's broader campaign targeting Russian energy infrastructure, which has significantly reduced Russia's fuel refining capacity in recent weeks.

Two people were killed in Syzran, a city in Russia's Samara Region, after Ukrainian drones reportedly struck a Rosneft-operated oil refinery early Thursday morning. The attack targeted critical energy infrastructure in the region.