SBU Drones Hit 5 Druzhba Oil Pipeline Tanks in Samara Region on April 21
On April 21, SBU drones attacked the «Samara» station of the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia's Samara region, damaging 5 tanks. This facility is crucial for forming the export-grade Urals oil, and its damage reduces Russia's revenue for financing the war.
Drones from the SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center attacked the Samara linear production and dispatch station in the Prosvet settlement of Russia's Samara region on the night of April 21, causing a fire. Sources from «Ukrainska Pravda» within the SBU reported this.
According to preliminary data, the SBU drone attack damaged five crude oil tanks, each with a capacity of 20,000 cubic meters. This station is a key element of Russia's oil transportation infrastructure, as it is where high- and low-sulfur oil from various fields is blended to form the export-grade Urals crude.
An «Ukrainska Pravda» source noted that striking such nodal stations directly reduces Russia's ability to form export oil batches and fulfill contractual obligations. This, in turn, negatively impacts the revenues that Russia can direct towards financing the war against Ukraine.
The Russian publication The Moscow Times also reported on Ukraine's attack on the Druzhba oil pipeline station in the Samara region. Regional head Vyacheslav Fedorishchev wrote about an attack on an «industrial enterprise» but did not specify its name. During the night, Rosaviatsia closed the airports of Samara and Ulyanovsk. According to The Moscow Times, the Samara station belongs to JSC «Transneft – Druzhba», a branch of PJSC «Transneft», which manages the Druzhba oil pipeline.