In the early hours of April 22, Russian Telegram channels reported a drone attack in Syzran, specifically near an oil refinery. Residents captured video footage of drones flying over residential areas, accompanied by the sounds of anti-aircraft fire.
Local social media discussions revealed eyewitness accounts of explosions during the incident. Analysis by OSINT group Astra confirmed that the videos were taken from October 50th Avenue in Syzran, with a residential building at Zoryana Street, 50, visible in the footage.
Astra further noted that the oil refinery is located approximately three kilometers from the identified site of the drone activity. Industry sources indicated that last year, the refinery operated significantly below its designed capacity, processing around 90,000 barrels per day, totaling about 4.3 million metric tons annually. The facility produced 800,000 tons of gasoline, 1.5 million tons of diesel fuel, and 700,000 tons of fuel oil in the previous year.
Background information reveals that the Syzran refinery had halted oil processing in early December of the previous year due to damage sustained from a Ukrainian drone attack.
A drone attack occurred in Syzran, Russia, targeting an area near an oil refinery. Eyewitnesses reported explosions and captured footage of the incident, which has been confirmed by local analysis.
Source: Astra