Russia reports fire at Volgograd refinery after Ukrainian drone attack
'Firefighters quickly began extinguishing the fire. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties,' Andrey Bocharov said on the Telegram.
Lukoil, an owner of the refinery, has not yet responded for a Reuters request to comment the attack.
Russia's defense ministry said air defense systems had intercepted and destroyed 44 Ukrainian drones overnight, including nine over Volgograd region.
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