Saratov Oblast

Ukraine's General Staff confirms hits on Rosneft-linked refinery and multiple military targets in Russia

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Saratov oil refinery and several Russian command and drone control positions overnight into May 31, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said, adding that a large fire at the refinery had been confirmed.

31 May, 12:35 PM

Massive drone attack rocks Russian bomber hub

A fire broke out at an industrial facility in the Russian city of Engels after “the most massive drone attack in a year,” Saratov Oblast Governor Roman Busargin claimed on Telegram on March 5.

5 March, 08:26 AM

Ukraine strikes oil depot in Russia and UAV control points in occupied territory — General Staff

Units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Balashovo oil depot in Russia’s Saratov Oblast overnight, the General Staff said on Feb. 7.

7 February, 06:37 PM

Drones rock Russia’s Saratov Oblast, halt flights

A series of at least ten powerful explosions were reported by residents of the Russian cities of Engels and Saratov after midnight on Jan. 19, according to the Shota Telegram channel.

19 January, 08:25 AM

Explosions rock Saratov Oblast as Russians report a drone strike on an oil depot in Engels

Explosions were heard in Russia’s Saratov Oblast, where residents reported a drone attack on an oil depot in the city of Engels on Dec. 7.

7 December 2025, 11:56 AM

Ukraine's General Staff confirms strikes on Syzran refinery, Krasnodar seaport in Russia

Ukraine's Armed Forces General Staff has confirmed that Defense Forces struck the Syzran oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast and the Temryuk seaport in Krasnodar Krai on Dec. 5.

5 December 2025, 04:14 PM

Drone strikes hit oil and gas facilities in Orenburg and Novokuibyshevsk, causing major fires

Drones attacked gas and oil refineries in Orenburg and Novokuibyshevsk, Russia, sparking fires on Oct. 19.

19 October 2025, 03:36 PM

Russia expands key strategic bomber airfield—HUR

Russia has begun expanding its Saratov Oblast strategic air base Engels-2, pouring concrete for 12 new aircraft aprons to accommodate its missile-carrying bombers, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) reported on Oct. 17.

17 October 2025, 08:36 PM

Russian bomber accidentally drops bomb in Engels for first time

A Russian bomber accidentally dropped a 500-kilogram high-explosive bomb in Saratov Oblast's Engels city for the first time, news channel Astra reported on Telegram on Oct. 15.

15 October 2025, 12:00 PM

Explosion disables major Kuibyshev–Lysychansk oil pipeline in Russia’s Saratov Oblast

A main oil pipeline, the Kuibyshev–Lysychansk line, was disabled in Russia’s Saratov Oblast after an explosion, sources in Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate told NV on Sept. 9.

9 September 2025, 05:47 PM

Ukrainian drone strike halts operations at Saratov refinery

Russia’s Saratov oil refinery has paused crude intake on Aug. 11, one day after a Ukrainian drone attack on the facility, Bloomberg reported, citing a source familiar with the situation.

11 August 2025, 11:46 PM

Kyiv confirms hit on Russian airbase housing Su-34 and Su-35 jets

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Borisoglebsk military airbase in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast on July 5, hitting a stockpile of guided aerial bombs (KAB), a combat training aircraft, and potentially other planes, Ukraine’s General Staff reported.

5 July 2025, 10:06 AM

Drone waves wreak havoc in Russia’s Saratov and Rostov oblasts

Russia’s Saratov and Rostov oblasts were targeted in overnight drone attack, according to reports by residents and local authorities on July 1.

1 July 2025, 07:22 AM

Military equipment maintenance facility on fire in Russia’s Engels — report

Residents of Engels, Russia’s Saratov Oblast, heard multiple explosions on June 11, followed by pillars of thick smoke rising from a nearby industrial facility, according to Russian Telegram channel Astra.

12 June 2025, 01:31 AM

Partisans sabotage Russian power facility in Saratov — Atesh

Partisans have disabled a transformer substation in Saratov, leaving several strategically important Russian facilities without electricity, Atesh resistance movement reported on May 5.

5 May 2025, 02:40 PM

Ukrainian drones strike Engels base again, destroying Russian cruise missiles

Ukrainian drones struck the Russian military air base in Engels, Saratov Oblast, overnight on March 28, Ukrainian officials reported.

28 March 2025, 12:10 PM

Explosions, fires, and evacuations: Russia’s strategic bomber base hit - Photos, Video

Authorities in the Engels district of Russia's Saratov Oblast announced the evacuation of residents following the overnight drone attack on the military airbase, district governor Maxim Leonov reported on Telegram on March 20.

20 March 2025, 11:26 AM

Drones target Russia's Saratov Oblast, local media report explosions near refinery

Explosions shook Russia’s Saratov Oblast overnight as drones attacked an oil refinery in Engels, Russian Telegram channels wrote on March 20.

20 March 2025, 08:50 AM

Ukrainian SBU drones hit Russian gas facilities, S-300/400 missile arsenal

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service deployed its far-reaching drones to hit the Davydovskaya gas compressor station in Tambov Oblast and the Novopetrovskaya station in Saratov Oblast, a source from Ukraine’s special services confirmed to NV on March 13.

14 March 2025, 11:12 AM

General Staff confirms drone attack on major Russian refinery

The overnight attack on an oil refinery in the Russian administrative center of Saratov was carried out by units of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF), the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), the Special Operations Forces (SOF) and other components of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the General Staff reported on Telegram on Feb. 11.

11 February 2025, 12:34 PM

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