Ukraine sets Russian refinery ablaze in fresh drone attack

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• Ukrainian drone attacks in Russia's Volga region killed one person and injured three others, damaging residential buildings and an industrial facility, including the Syzran oil refinery.
• Footage circulating on social media showed large fires burning at the Syzran refinery following the drone strikes, with Ukraine's General Staff confirming the attack and claiming explosions and fires at the facility, as well as hits on oil tankers and ferries in the Sea of Azov.
• Russia reported shooting down 349 Ukrainian drones overnight, with Ukraine targeting the Syzran refinery multiple times in recent months, leading to fuel shortages in Russia and petrol stations rationing fuel as motorists face long queues for supplies.

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A man was killed and three other people, including a child, were injured in Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia's Volga region of Samara, regional Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said on Sunday.

Residential buildings and an industrial facility were damaged in the attacks, Fedorishchev said on Telegram, without providing further details.

The independent Russian news outlet Astra, citing images and videos circulating on social media, reported that the industrial site was the Syzran oil refinery. Footage showed several large fires burning at the facility.

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Ukraine's General Staff later confirmed the attack, saying explosions and fires had been recorded at the refinery. It also claimed the drone strikes hit 10 oil tankers and four ferries in the Sea of Azov. The claims could not be independently verified.

The Russian military said on Sunday morning it shot down 349 Ukrainian drones overnight, a scale of attack comparable to those seen in recent days.

Ukraine has targeted the Syzran refinery several times. Following a previous attack in late May, the plant, which has an annual processing capacity of around 8.5 million tons, was forced to suspend operations.

The refinery, owned by state-controlled oil company Rosneft, produces petrol, diesel and kerosene.

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Russia is facing a fuel shortage as repeated Ukrainian strikes on its oil refining infrastructure have disrupted production. Petrol stations have begun rationing fuel, with motorists often facing long queues to obtain supplies.

Kiev has pursued the campaign for months in an effort to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin, who ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago, into negotiations.

Moscow has said that any peace agreement must include the transfer of Ukrainian territory, including areas that Russian forces have still not captured more than four years after the invasion began.