Ukrainian Drones Strike Oil Refineries in Volgograd and Tuapse
Ukrainian long-range drones targeted several high-value industrial sites deep inside Russia overnight on July 31, 2026. Monitoring channels reported explosions at a Wildberries warehouse and an oil refinery in Volgograd, as well as an oil refinery in Tuapse. These strikes are part of an ongoing Ukrainian campaign to degrade Russia's fuel logistics and oil sector, which has reportedly triggered a domestic fuel crisis in several Russian border regions.
Date: July 31, 2026
Location: Volgograd Oblast, Russia
Conflict: Russia-Ukraine War
Category: airstrike
Severity: HIGH
Source: Kyiv Independent