# Ukrainian drone attacks hit Volgograd and Samara, setting a refinery and major oil tank farm on fire

https://mins.news/en/item/83033

- Meduza, 2026-10-02 07:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/02/ukrainian-drone-attacks-hit-volgograd-and-samara-setting-a-refinery-and-a-major-oil-tank-farm-on-fire

> Ukrainian drones struck Volgograd and Samara overnight on October 2. Volgograd’s governor described a “massive drone attack on industrial infrastructure,” reporting a burning residential building and one injury. Witness footage showed a fire near the Volgograd oil refinery and chemical plant, while a pipeline operations facility in Samara also caught fire.

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