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Samara oil refinery ablaze after reported drone attack VIDEO

22 September 2026 10:01

Exilenova+ has released video footage from Samara following a reported drone attack on the Russian city.

Earlier, the ASTRA Telegram channel reported that the Kuibyshev Oil Refinery in Samara had caught fire after the reported drone attack.

Residents of Russia’s Samara Region reported hearing explosions overnight.

Footage circulating online showed a large fire and a thick column of smoke rising from the refinery, according to reports citing Exilenova+ and other monitoring channels.

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