US EditionRussia's Engels oil refinery ablaze after reported drone attack in Saratov Oblast
- A drone attack on June 6, 2025, ignited fires at the Kristall oil refinery in Engels, Saratov Oblast, Russia.
- This strike followed a recent series of Ukrainian drone operations targeting key Russian military and fuel infrastructure.
- The refinery supplies aviation fuel to the Engels-2 airbase, which hosts strategic bombers used in missile attacks on Ukraine.
- Satellite images showed at least four fuel tanks ablaze, while Saratov Governor Roman Busargin confirmed the fire and emergency response.
- The attack underscores Ukraine's expanding drone campaign against Russian logistics and airstrike capabilities, with ongoing regional air defenses active.
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In the city of Engels in the Saratov region of the Russian Federation, the oil base “Kombinat Krystal” burns for the third day after the attack of Ukrainian drones.
The strike occurred a short distance from the Engels-2 air base, one of the most important strategic centers of the Russian Air Force.
A oil refinery in Engels of the Saratov region of Russia was covered by floods following a Ukrainian drone attack that took place during the night of 6 June, Russian officials and media reported.
APU attack: an oil depot is burning near the Engels-2 airfield near Saratov, a house is damaged: EADaily
EADaily, June 6th, 2025. After the night attack of the UAV in Explosions and a fire occurred in the Saratov region at the Kristall oil depot of Rosreserv, which provides fuel to the Engels-2 military airfield for strategic bombers.
Ukraine launched a drone attack on the Engels oil base in Russia's Saratov region on Friday night, with attacks also reported in several other parts of Russia. Russian forces attacked Ukraine on Friday night with at least 407 drones and 44 missiles, killing at least five people and injuring 73.
Russia's Engels oil refinery ablaze after reported drone attack in Saratov Oblast
Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. An oil refinery in the city of Engels in Russia's Saratov Oblast was engulfed in flames after an overnight drone attack on June 6, Russian officials and media outlets reported. Ukraine has previously targeted the Kristal Plant, an oil refinery in Engels that supplies fuel to Russia's Engels-2 military airfield. Residents shared footage of major fires breaking out in Engels following…
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