The Main Intelligence Agency’s drones attacked an oil refinery facility in the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation

On the night of Saturday, May 11, Main Intelligence Directorate drones attacked the Volgograd oil refinery in Russia. The refinery is part of the Lukoil Group.

According to RBC-Ukraine, citing its own sources, the attack occurred at around 3:45 a.m. It is currently known that the primary oil refining units AVT-1 and AVT-6 were damaged at the plant. Intelligence sources clarify their current status.

In addition, the control cable for the air coolers was damaged, causing seven of them to shut down. The chimney of the P-1 stove was also damaged.

Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka is an oil and gas company in Volgograd that began operations on December 21, 1957 and initially produced gasoline. It has been part of PJSC Lukoil since the early 1990s.

The refinery processes a mix of low-sulfur crude oil from Western Siberia and the lower Volga region. Crude oil is delivered via the Samara-Tikhoretsk pipeline. The finished products are shipped by rail, river and road transport.

The main region for the supply of petroleum products is the Southern Federal District, with some products being exported. In 2015, the refinery’s oil processing capacity was 12.6 million tons, with a design capacity of 15.7 million tons per year.