Four people were killed and two injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on an industrial zone in Russia's southern city of Volgograd, regional governor Andrei Bocharov said on Friday, November 13 — the deadliest attack on the city so far, Reuters reported.

Source: Reuters, Nov 13, 2026

Volgograd, known as Stalingrad during the Second World War, is home to a large oil refinery run by Lukoil and many other industrial facilities. The Independent's live coverage, citing the governor's statement and local reports, said Ukrainian drones were reported to have struck the oil refinery in Volgograd city and a production facility in Rostov-on-Don.

Source: The Independent, Nov 13, 2026

4killed in the Volgograd industrial-zone attack, governor Bocharov via Reuters
2injured in the same attack
280,000barrels per day — capacity of Lukoil's Volgograd refinery, about 5% of Russia's total refining volume (Lukoil via Reuters)
~30%of Russia's refining capacity temporarily reduced by Ukraine's refinery attacks, two industry sources told Reuters this week

Unverified video posted on social media purported to show a large fire at the refinery, which has been attacked several times before — including last month, on May 29 and on July 31 — and residents reported loud explosions overnight. There was no official confirmation that the refinery itself had been attacked, and Lukoil did not reply to a Reuters request for comment. Reports of a refinery fire and suspended operations, carried by Ukrainian outlets, are therefore reported here as unconfirmed.

Source: Reuters, Nov 13, 2026

Second strike in the region, and Moscow's drone claim

In a separate statement, Governor Bocharov said a drone attack on the town of Svetly Yar, in the same Volgograd region, caused material damage to several residential buildings and a youth centre, with no casualties reported there, Europa Press reported. Russia's Defence Ministry claimed its air defences shot down nearly 1,200 Ukrainian drones during the night — a Russian claim, reported as such, that has not been independently verified.

Source: Europa Press via Democrata, Nov 13, 2026

Ukraine's refinery campaign

Ukraine has sharply stepped up its attacks on Russian oil refineries since the end of October, when an energy ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump failed to take hold, Reuters reported. Such attacks have temporarily reduced Russia's oil refining capacity by about 30%, two industry sources said this week. The Volgograd refinery processes approximately 14 million tonnes of crude oil a year — yaani about 280,000 barrels a day — accounting for roughly 5% of Russia's total refining volume, according to Lukoil's website.

Source: Reuters, Nov 13, 2026

What happens next: Kyiv has not commented on the Volgograd strike in the reports available at publication time, and the extent of any damage to the refinery remains unconfirmed. If the refinery was hit, the attack extends a campaign that is squeezing Russian fuel supplies while Moscow and Kyiv trade nightly drone strikes and US-brokered talks on ending the war continue.