30.10.2026
Source: Exilenova+
On the night of October 30, explosions were heard in the Samara region of the Russian Federation. After them, something caught fire on a large scale in the city of Novokuibyshevsk.
It soon became known that the fire broke out at the local oil refinery, Novokuybyshevsk Refinery. Details and footage from the scene were collected by the Telegram channel Exilenova+.
What is known about the attack?
Information about a successful attack on Novokuybyshevsk began to emerge on Friday morning.
“Novokuibyshevsk, Samara Oblast: Locals Report Attack and Fire,” Exilenova+ noted.
A fire broke out in Novokuybyshevsk
Judging by the amount of smoke, it was quite burnt there – and not in one spot.
Fire in Novokuybyshevsk
Fire in Novokuybyshevsk
And over time, the fire grew bigger and bigger.
Fire in Novokuybyshevsk
Fire in Novokuybyshevsk
At around 6 a.m., Exilenova+ named the target of the attack: the Novokuibyshevsk refinery caught fire after the arrivals.
Exilenova+ analysis
The Novokuibyshevsk refinery caught fire.
The Novokuibyshevsk refinery caught fire.
The Novokuibyshevsk refinery caught fire.
Novokuibyshevsk Refinery is one of the largest oil refining enterprises in the Volga region, located in the Samara region of Russia. The enterprise is owned by the Russian oil giant Rosneft.
The capacity of this refinery is about 8.8 million tons of oil per year.
The last time it was flown over was on the night of August 22 of this year. Then a fire also broke out, and the attack was confirmed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As OBOZ.UA reported, on October 28, the Azot chemical plant in the Tula region was attacked. It is very important for the enemy’s military-industrial complex: according to the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, the enterprise supplied nitric acid to the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk, which produces explosives.