# Ukrainian forces reportedly strike oil facilities in Russia’s Volgograd, Samara regions

https://mins.news/en/item/82898

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-02 04:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-forces-reportedly-strike-oil-facilities-in-russias-volgograd-samara-regions/

> Ukrainian forces reportedly struck oil infrastructure in Russia’s Volgograd and Samara regions overnight, with fires reported at facilities in both areas. Activists and a monitoring channel identified the likely targets as the Volgograd Oil Refinery and the Samara oil distribution station, though the reported damage could not be independently verified.

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