14 November 2026
On November 13, Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Russian Lipetsk-2 military airfield in the Lipetsk region of the Russian Federation, hitting three targets there.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on the results of the strikes.
The Ukrainian military struck a hangar containing specialized aircraft maintenance equipment, an aviation fuel tank, and the airfield’s central command and control center.
It is known that Su-34 and Su-35 fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces are based at the Lipetsk-2 airfield.
On the same day, long-range drones from the Special Operations Center «А» of the Security Service of Ukraine attacked an oil station near the village of Prosvet in the Samara region of the Russian Federation. According to preliminary reports, the drones struck oil storage tanks, causing a fire on the facility’s grounds.
Smoke near the Samara Linear Production and Dispatch Station (LPDS) following a drone attack on November 13, 2026. Photo credits: Exilenova+
The Samara Linear Production and Dispatch Station (LPDS) is one of the key hubs of the Russian oil transportation system. Crude oil is delivered here via main pipelines from Tatarstan, Western Siberia, and other oil-producing regions of Russia.