US EditionUkraine Says It Strikes Russia’s Large Saratov Oil Refinery
SARATOV REGION, RUSSIA, AUG 10 – The strike disrupted refinery operations and caused one death from falling drone debris, part of Kyiv's strategy to weaken Russia's fuel supply and revenue, officials said.
- In the latest attack, Ukraine’s General Staff said early Sunday it successfully struck a refinery in the Saratov region, Russia, with about 140,000 barrels capacity.
- Amid growing wartime pressures, Kyiv’s forces have recently increased strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure to diminish fuel supply and oil revenue.
- At the Saratov refinery, debris caused flight delays and at least one death, according to Russia’s defense ministry.
- Andriy Yermak said ahead lies an important week of diplomacy as a Saratov oil refinery was damaged after a UAV attack, coming days ahead of the planned Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Earlier, Ukrainian UAVs struck a large oil refinery in western Saratov almost 1,000 kilometers from the front line, hitting an industrial site about 530 miles southeast of Moscow.
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Ukraine says it strikes Russia’s large Saratov oil refinery
Ukraine’s General Staff said it made a successful drone strike early Sunday on a major refinery in the Saratov region, the latest in a series of attacks this month on Russian oil facilities.
According to the Russian authorities, Ukrainian drone attacks killed one person in Saratov on the Volga River and injured several other residents.
The Ukrainian General Staff said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck at the Saratov refinery — Bloomberg: EADaily
EADaily, August 10th, 2025. The General Staff of Ukraine said that this morning the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a UAV at a large oil refinery in Saratov region. This is reported by Bloomberg.
Shortly before the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Ukraine was able to set a strategically important oil refinery on fire for Russia. Pictures show the targeted drone attack.
Today, on August 10, at night, the Forces of unmanned systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with other components of the Armed Forces, attacked the Saratov oil refinery.
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