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In brief

• Ukraine says it struck the Samara linear production and dispatch station in Samara region, causing fires in several oil tanks.
• The station blends crude into the Urals export grade, which accounts for about half of Russian oil exports.
• Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev reported four deaths in an attack on an unnamed industrial enterprise; the target's identity is not confirmed by Russian officials.

Ukraine claims strike on Samara oil node

Ukraine's armed forces say they struck the linear production and dispatch station Samara, located near the settlement of Prosvet in Samara region, on November 13. The General Staff reported that a fire broke out on the site, with several oil tanks burning. The SBU security service said the hit on the tank storage was preliminarily confirmed (СБУ уразила один із ключових вузлів нафтової системи РФ – TSN) (Удар по ключовому вузлу нафтової системи й військовій авіації РФ: Сили оборони уразили ЛВДС "Самара" й аеродром "Липецьк-2" – Espreso).

Why the facility matters

According to Ukrainian officials, the station receives crude by trunk pipelines from Tatarstan, Western Siberia and other oil-producing regions. The oil is blended there to form the Urals export grade, which accounts for about half of Russia's oil exports (В ВСУ заявили об ударе по одному из «важнейших узлов российской нефтяной системы» – Zerkalo) (Україна уразила нафтовий об'єкт у Самарській області та військовий аеродром у Липецьку – Генштаб – Українська правда). Ukraine argues that damage to storage and loading capacity disrupts preparation of exports and therefore a major source of Russian budget revenue.

Governor's account and casualties

Samara governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said on VKontakte that one industrial enterprise in the region was attacked by Ukrainian forces that morning, that four people were killed and that others were injured and receiving medical care. He did not name the enterprise (Губернатор Самарской области сообщил об атаке БПЛА на промышленное предприятие. Мониторинговые каналы говорят об ударе по ЛПДС «Самара» – The Insider) (Четыре человека погибли при атаке украинских дронов в Самарской области – Meduza). Meduza reported the same death toll and noted that the number of injured was not specified.

Identification of the target

The Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ said the Samara station was hit again, and Russian-focused outlet The Insider, citing that channel, reported the same, adding that satellite imagery had not yet confirmed a fire at the site. The Insider, which is not a Russian state outlet, also reported that the station had been struck several times since early October and was hit on the night of November 2, when NASA FIRMS thermal data showed a fire there. The facility's identity was confirmed only by Ukrainian-side and monitoring sources, not by Russian officials. Independent confirmation of the November 13 fire from Russian media or official Russian statements is not present in these materials.

Related strike

Ukraine's General Staff also said it hit the Lipetsk-2 military airfield in Lipetsk region on November 13, damaging a hangar for aircraft support equipment, an aviation fuel tank and the airfield's central command post.

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