Lukoil’s Volgograd refinery stopped by Ukrainian drone attacks—report

According to those sources, the attack damaged the main crude distillation unit, known as CDU-5, which has a daily capacity of 9,100 metric tons, roughly 20 percent of the plant’s total capacity. The hydrocracking unit, which can process 11,000 metric tons of feedstock a day, is also damaged.

“The plant has been stopped,” Reuters quoted one of its sources.

“CDU-5 was on fire, there is some damage to the hydrocracker.”

In 2024, the Volgograd refinery processed 13.7 million metric tons of crude, about 5.1% of Russia’s total capacity.

Local Telegram channels reported a series of explosions in Volgograd that night, and residents said air-defense systems were engaged against attacking drones. Ukraine’s General Staff later confirmed its forces had struck the refinery.