On the night of 2 November, drones attacked the «Samara» line production and control station (LPCS) near the village of Prosvet in the Samara Region of Russia. A fire broke out in the vicinity of the oil facility. Footage showing the glow and thick smoke rising above the site of the fire has been published online.
- On the night of 2 November, drones once again attacked the «Samara» power substation in Russia.
- A fire has broken out near the oil depot; footage of the blaze has been released.
- In October, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the earlier strikes and the destruction of four storage tanks.
- The extent of the new damage and its impact on the station’s operations are currently unknown.
What is known about the attack on the «Samara» LVDC?»
The Exilenova+ monitoring Telegram channel reported the second strike. According to its information, drones attacked the station on the morning of 2 November.
At around 03:00, Russian monitoring channels issued warnings of a potential drone attack in the Samara Oblast. Shortly afterwards, reports began to appear on social media of explosions near the village of Prosvet.
Footage released shows bright flames and smoke against the night sky. Local residents also reported explosions and a fire in the area around the oil depot.
The Russian publication «Vremya Press» has confirmed reports of a drone attack on Samara Oblast. According to him, the governor of the region Vyacheslav Fedoryshchev reported on a threat to several oil refineries, but did not specifically mention the Samara Oil Refinery in its statement.
There is currently no information on the extent of the damage to the station or on whether oil pumping may be suspended.
The petrol station had been attacked before
The «Samara» Oil Transfer Station is one of the major hubs in the Russian oil transport system. The station handles the receipt, storage, blending and onward transport of oil via main pipelines.
At the facility, crude oil with varying sulphur content is blended to produce the Urals export grade. Crude oil flows from Tatarstan, Western Siberia and other oil-producing regions of Russia pass through the terminal.
Throughout October 2026, this facility had already come under attack on several occasions.
In particular, on 10 October, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine officially announced that the «Samara» oil storage facility had been struck again. At the same time, the Ukrainian military confirmed that, as a result of the previous attack on 7 October, four storage tanks, each with a capacity of 50,000 cubic metres, had been destroyed, and a large-scale fire had broken out on the plant’s premises.
The General Staff noted that the station is also involved in meeting the needs of the Russian armed forces.
The consequences of the latest strike on 2 November are currently being assessed. There is as yet no official confirmation of the nature of the damage to the facility.
