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Volgograd regional Gov. Andrei Bocharov confirmed that falling
drone debris had sparked a fire in the Krasnoarmeysky district
of the city close to a Lukoil oil refinery, but provided no
further details. Nearby airports temporarily halted flights,
local media outlets reported. No casualties were reported.
The Volgograd refinery has been targeted by Kyiv’s forces on
several occasions since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion
of Ukraine more than three years ago, most recently in a drone
attack on Feb. 15.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said that it had shot down 126
Ukrainian drones, 64 of which were destroyed over the Volgograd
region. Drones were also shot down over the Voronezh, Belgorod,
Bryansk, Rostov and Kursk regions, officials said.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s air force said Saturday that Russia had
launched a barrage of 178 drones and two ballistic missiles over
the country overnight. The barrage was a mixture of Shahed-type
attack drones and imitation drones designed to confuse air
defenses. Some 130 drones were shot down, while 38 more were
lost en route to their targets.
Russia attacked energy facilities, causing significant damage,
said Ukraine’s private energy company DTEK.
Russia struck energy infrastructure in the Dnipropetrovsk and
Odesa regions, DTEK said in a statement on Saturday. Some
residents were left without electricity.
“The damage is significant. Energy workers are already working
on the ground. We are doing everything possible to restore power
to homes as soon as possible,” the energy firm said.
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