Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Saratov region on Sunday, killing one person and injuring others, regional officials said.
Footage posted by residents and shared by Russian outlet Astra showed explosions, fires, and columns of smoke.
Hours after Ukrainian drone strikes, fires are uncontrollable at the oil refinery in Saratov region on the territory of the russian terrorist state. pic.twitter.com/kIH98cZlrL
— Michael MacKay (@mhmck) August 10, 2025
👀 Explosions were heard in Russia’s Saratov overnight, eyewitnesses report.
Reportedly, an oil refinery was targeted by drones. pic.twitter.com/8MAOL3rTH2
— UNITED24 Media (@United24media) August 10, 2025
In a Telegram post, Saratov Governor Roman Busargin confirmed that “one of the industrial enterprises” was damaged and the fatality occurred when a drone fell in a residential courtyard.
The refinery, about 500 kilometers (311 miles) from Ukraine’s border, sits in a region that also hosts the Engels-2 air base and other energy facilities.
The Ukrainian military’s General Staff later said the Saratov Oil Refinery was the intended target of the operation carried out by its unmanned systems forces.
According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, its forces destroyed 121 Ukrainian drones overnight, including eight over Saratov, though it did not confirm damage to the refinery.
The Saratov attack coincided with strikes in Lipetsk and Voronezh, along with an attack on a Shahed drone storage facility in Tatarstan, according to local reports.
