On the night of January 2, Ukrainian strike drones once again attacked a refinery in the Samara region of Russia.
According to the SHOT Telegram channel, a series of explosions were heard in the sky over the city of Novokuybyshevsk in the Samara region, and a fire is visible in one of the areas.
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Local residents said they were woken up by loud explosions at around 1:30 a.m., with more than 10 powerful explosions heard in total. Witnesses also reported bright flashes in the sky and a flash in one of the areas.
The video of the fire was published by the Telegram channel Exilenova+.
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This is the Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery, which is part of Rosneft.
The drone danger in the region was declared just after midnight, and at around 1 a.m. the first videos of a possible fire on the territory of the enterprise appeared.
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Footage posted on social media shows a fire burning at a Russian refinery that was attacked by drones.
The head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, Andryuschenko, wrote in his Telegram channel: “Samara. The refinery was attacked at night. The second refinery in the first day of the year. A good trend.”
In the morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported 64 drones allegedly shot down or intercepted: 20 of which were over the Samara region.
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The Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery is part of PJSC Rosneft. The enterprise's capacity is 8.8 million tons of crude oil per year (approximately 176 thousand barrels per day).
It is the only producer of synthetic ethanol and para-tert-butylphenol (PTBP) in Russia.
As “FACTY” reported, Ukraine has already attacked the Novokuybyshevsk refinery with drones several times. In particular, after the strikes in the fall of 2025, the production of petroleum products at the enterprise was suspended.