Ukraine Hits Key Russian Oil Hub, Military Airbase in Latest Long-Range Strikes
Ukraine said the strikes disrupted oil export infrastructure and military aviation, with fires reported at the Samara hub and damage confirmed at Lipetsk-2.
- On Friday, November 13, Ukrainian drones struck The Samara LPDS and Lipetsk-2, targeting Russia's oil infrastructure and military aviation facilities, The General Staff reported on Saturday.
- The Samara LPDS serves as a key hub for blending Urals crude oil, which accounts for up to 50% of the country's total oil exports, making it critical to Russia's energy infrastructure.
- Strikes damaged The Samara LPDS, which houses 71 storage tanks with a capacity of more than 1.6 million cubic meters of oil, while separate attacks at Lipetsk-2 hit a hangar, fuel tank, and command center.
- Governor Fedoryshchev reported four people were killed during the industrial enterprise attack in the Samara region, with others injured and receiving medical assistance.
- Since early October, The Samara LPDS has been targeted five times by Ukrainian drones, The General Staff confirmed on Saturday, underscoring the facility's strategic importance to Russia's oil export operations.
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Ukraine Strikes Key Russian Urals Oil Export Hub and Damages Military Airfield in Lipetsk
Ukrainian long-range drones struck a major Russian oil transportation and blending facility in the Samara region, setting several oil storage tanks on fire, while a separate strike damaged critical infrastructure at the Lipetsk-2 military airfield.
On Saturday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces also reported an attack on a Russian air base in the Lipetsk region.
Ukrainian armed forces have struck strategic targets deep inside Russia. According to the Ukrainian General Staff, a key oil facility near Prosvet in the Samara region was attacked, and the Lipetsk-2 military airfield in the Lipetsk region was also hit, the Kyiv Independent reported.
Ukraine hits key Russian oil hub, military airbase in latest long-range strikes
The General Staff reported a fire at the Samara linear production control station near the village of Prosvet in Samara Oblast, some 950 kilometers east of Ukraine-controlled territory, with several oil storage tanks on fire.
The damage to the oil storage tanks in the Samara region of the Russian Federation has been confirmed.
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