RUSSIA, SAMARA OBLAST, Nov. 2 — Ukrainian drones likely attacked the Samara oil pumping and dispatch station in Russia’s Samara oblast, Militarnyi, a Ukrainian defense media outlet, said, citing monitoring channel Exilenova+.

The Samara oil pumping and dispatch station is a major hub in the Russian state-owned Transneft system, designed to receive, store, blend, and pump crude oil. The raw material arrives here via main oil pipelines from Tatarstan, Western Siberia, and other oil-producing regions of Russia. The station blends oil to produce the Urals export grade.

The object is one of the largest tank farms in Europe, with 71 tanks and a total storage capacity of more than 1.6 million cubic meters of oil.

ASTRA’s OSINT analysts said that Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, governor of the Samara oblast, reported on a Ukrainian drone attack on the region. He didn’t specify the location of the attack.

OSINT analysts, citing photos from locals, reported seeing smoke coming from the station. Exilenova+ also reported a fire there.

Ukrainian military officials have not yet confirmed the attack on the Samara station on Nov. 2. But the General Staff of the Ukrainian forces reported previous attacks on the station on Oct. 2, 7, and 10. The Militarnyi also reported an attack on the station on Oct. 11, which the Ukrainian military has not confirmed either.

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