Ukraine strikes oil facility in Samara Oblast and Lipetsk military airfield, General Staff says

Ukraine's General Staff announced that Ukrainian defence forces attacked two sites in Russia on 13 November: an oil facility in Samara Oblast and the Lipetsk-2 military airfield in Lipetsk Oblast. The oil strike targets a site where Urals, Russia's main export crude blend, is produced, which makes it relevant to Russian oil export revenues. The attack is part of Ukraine's strikes on Russian territory during the war Russia launched against Ukraine.

Samara oil facility

The General Staff says the Samara linear production and dispatch station near the village of Prosvet was hit. A fire broke out at the facility, and several oil storage tanks are burning.

The station receives oil through trunk pipelines from Tatarstan, Western Siberia and other Russian regions. The oil is blended there to produce Urals, which accounts for up to half of Russia's oil exports.

Lipetsk-2 airfield

The General Staff also reported on the damage caused by the strike on the Lipetsk-2 military airfield in Lipetsk Oblast. According to its account, the strike hit a hangar housing specialised aircraft servicing equipment, an aviation fuel storage tank and the airfield's main air traffic control centre.

The information comes from Ukraine's General Staff, and the report reflects that body's own statement.