Kuibyshev oil refinery
The Kuibyshevsky Oil Refinery is one of Russia's largest oil refineries, located in Samara. It is part of the Rosneft state-owned oil company. The plant processes West Siberian crude and produces gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation kerosene, and other petroleum products.
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Ukrainian drones strike Rosneft's Kuibyshevsky refinery in Samara, causing large fire
Drones attacked the Kuibyshevsky oil refinery in Samara, Russia, on the night of 22 September 2026, sparking a large fire at the Rosneft-owned facility. Ukraine's General Staff confirmed the strike on the AVT-5 primary refining unit. The attack coincided with a separate Ukrainian strike on the Bashneft-UNPZ refinery in Ufa and with renewed US appeals for Kyiv to halt refinery attacks.