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

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