# Ukrainian drones attack Russia’s Samara region, reportedly hitting Europe’s largest oil storage facility

https://mins.news/en/item/125112

- Meduza, 2026-11-02 08:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/02/ukrainian-drones-attack-russia-s-samara-region-reportedly-striking-europe-s-largest-oil-storage-facility

> Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Samara region overnight on November 2, prompting the airport to suspend operations for two hours. Ukrainian monitoring channels and Astra reported, citing eyewitness footage, that the drones may have hit the Samara Linear Production and Dispatch Station near Prosvet. The Transneft-operated facility is described as Europe’s largest tank farm.

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