A major oil station is burning in the Samara region after an attack, according to monitoring channels.

Drones likely attacked the Samara linear production and control station, according to Ukrainian monitoring channels. Residents reported explosions and smoke coming from the station. It was already damaged in the first half of October. attacked repeatedly. 

What is known about the Samara station?

Samara is Europe's largest tank farm and part of the Transneft system. The station comprises 71 tanks with a total capacity of over 1,6 million cubic meters of oil, two oil pumping stations, and an oil blending station. 

The reaction of the Samara region authorities

Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev He reported that air defense forces and mobile fire teams were repelling the attack on the region, urging people not to publish footage of the aftermath. But it continues to appear on social media. Fedorishchev hasn't commented on the station's condition.