Saratov refinery on fire. Defense Forces confirm damage to russian targets
On the night of May 31, Ukrainian defenders struck the Saratov Oil Refinery, where a large-scale fire has been reported. Among other facilities belonging to the occupation power that were targeted is the Lazarevo line production and dispatch station in the Kirov Oblast of the russian federation.
It was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Last night, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the Saratov Oil Refinery (Saratov, Saratov Oblast, russian federation). A massive fire has been confirmed on the refinery’s grounds; the extent of the damage is being assessed.
The General Staff reported that the Saratov Oil Refinery is one of the key oil refining enterprises in the Volga Oblast and is part of the Rosneft oil company. The facility’s design refining capacity is approximately 7 million tons of oil per year. The plant produces gasoline, diesel, and other types of fuel used, in particular, to support the aggressor state’s military logistics.
In addition, an important element of the aggressor’s oil transportation infrastructure has also been struck — the Lazarevo linear production and dispatch station in the Kirov Oblast of the russian federation, which pumps crude oil through the Surgut-Gorky-Polotsk trunk pipeline.
Other targets struck in the aggressor state of russia include:
- a fuel and lubricants depot (Matveev Kurgan, Rostov Oblast, russian federation),
- an enemy command and observation post (Begoscha, Kursk Oblast, russian federation),
- UAV control centers in the area of Kalynove of the Donetsk Region and Grafovka (Belgorod Oblast, russian federation),
- an occupiers’ UAV workshop in Donetsk,
- areas of enemy troop concentration in Donetsk and Zhelanne in the Donetsk Region.
The General Staff has updated information on previous strikes
Based on the results of previous strikes on facilities used by the enemy to support its troops, the following has been confirmed:
- the strike on May 30, 2026, on three fuel and lubricant storage tanks in the area of the marine oil terminal (Feodosia, temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea).
- On May 30, 2026, a gas storage facility in the Yenakiieve area of the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk Region was struck.
- The facilities were used by the enemy to support the needs of the occupation group of russian troops.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on May 28 and during the night of May 29, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of key facilities of the russian occupiers, including the Volgograd Oil Refinery, the Yaroslavl-3 oil pumping station, the Tor-M2 air defense system, a fuel and lubricants depot, and UAV command posts.
According to Bloomberg, russian authorities are considering restricting exports of diesel and jet fuel amid a drop in oil refining volumes following Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure. A final decision has not yet been made, but preparations are in the final stages.