Ukraine drone strikes Volgograd oil refinery and Rostov production facility

Ukrainian drones struck the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery overnight November 12-13, 2026, setting fires at one of Russia's largest refineries with 15 million metric ton annual capacity. A production facility and warehouse in Rostov-on-Don were also hit, with drone debris damaging a residential building. Separately, dozens of drones attacked Moscow, disrupting flights at several regional airports.

Volgograd refinery strike

• ▪Ukrainian forces struck the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery in Volgograd overnight on November 12-13, 2026
• ▪Volgograd regional governor Andrey Bocharov confirmed a 'massive' attack on Volgograd and fires in a southern industrial zone of the city
• ▪The Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery is one of the largest refineries owned by Lukoil, Russia's second-largest oil producer
• ▪The Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery has an annual crude oil processing capacity of 15 million metric tons

Rostov-on-Don attack

• ▪Rostov Oblast Governor Yury Slyusar said Ukrainian forces struck a production facility and warehouse in Rostov-on-Don overnight on November 12-13, 2026
• ▪Trilateral peace negotiations took place in Abu Dhabi on November 12, 2026, one day before the Ukrainian drone strikes on Volgograd and Rostov-on-Don
• ▪Debris from downed Ukrainian drones damaged a residential building in Rostov-on-Don during the November 12-13, 2026 attack, Rostov Oblast Governor Yury Slyusar said
• ▪Rostov Oblast Governor Yury Slyusar confirmed fires were burning at a production facility and warehouse in Rostov-on-Don following Ukrainian strikes on November 12-13, 2026

Russian civilian impact

• ▪Volgograd residents lined up at gas stations following the November 12-13, 2026 Ukrainian drone attack on the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery amid Russian gas restrictions
• ▪Eyewitness footage from the November 12-13, 2026 Volgograd attack showed flames from the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery lighting up the night sky and sounds of active Russian air defense systems

Broader drone campaign

• ▪Ukraine's drone campaign against Russian infrastructure is aimed at disrupting infrastructure powering the Russian military and curbing Moscow's energy revenues
• ▪Ukraine's Special Operations Forces confirmed a strike on Russia's Omsk oil refinery
• ▪Dozens of Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow overnight on November 12-13, 2026, disrupting flight operations at several major airports in the Moscow region, Russian officials said