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Saratov — Refinery

Refinery · Saratov · recorded strikes: 6

Refinery

Region: Saratov Oblast

Capacity: 7 Mt/yr

Coordinates: 51.4508, 45.9447

Share of refining: 2.2% of what the project tracks

To the Ukrainian border: ~500 km as the crow flies

Status: operational (as of 10 Oct 2026)

Strikes: 6

Days offline in a year: 103 days

Saratov: refinery. Capacity is 7 Mt a year, 2.2% of the refining this project tracks, ranked 21st of 40 refineries on the map. 6 strikes recorded, from 21 Nov 2025 to 11 Sep 2026; that puts it 6th of 41 for its type. Under the project’s recovery model it has been out of action for 103 days in the past 12 months and is back in service. The Ukrainian border is about 500 km away in a straight line.

The map has 4 objects in Saratov Oblast; 4 of them have been struck.

Strike history

• 11 Sep 2026dronesNight of 11 September: drones struck Rosneft's Saratov refinery and a fire broke out at the plant. Governor Roman Busargin acknowledged damage to civilian infrastructure, and ASTRA confirmed the fire on the plant's grounds from footage filmed at the scene. It was the second strike on the refinery in a week — the previous one came on the night of 8 September. · 3 days after the previous
• 8 Sep 2026dronesNight of 8 September: drones attacked the Rosneft-owned Saratov refinery. In an OSINT review by Astra, witness footage shows flashes and a subsequent fire on the plant's grounds; residents reported a series of explosions and a fire in the industrial zone. Governor Roman Busargin confirmed damage to civilian infrastructure and casualties without mentioning the plant. Saratov airport was closed to arrivals and departures from the night until 07:01 Moscow time. · 37 days after the previous
• 2 Aug 2026Night of 2 August: Ukraine's General Staff confirmed a direct hit on the Saratov refinery - a fire broke out on the plant's grounds. · 9 days after the previous
• 24 Jul 2026Night of 24 July: strike on the Saratov refinery (confirmed by Zelensky); per Reuters, the plant halted processing. · 16 days after the previous
• 8 Jul 2026Rosneft's Saratov refinery halted processing from 8 July after a drone attack: its sole primary distillation unit was damaged. · 229 days after the previous
• 21 Nov 2025Strike on the Saratov refinery.

Nearby

• Saratov (residential buildings) — Other site · 11 km
• Engels (airbase) — Airfield · 18 km
• Saratov (Ozon) — Logistics warehouse · 20 km
• Novospasskoye — Refinery · 225 km
• Novospasskoye — Depot / arsenal · 227 km
• Syzran — Refinery · 246 km

Project sources: en.wikipedia.org · 2025 Russian fuel crisis · en.wikipedia.org · Petroleum industry in Russia · en.wikipedia.org · List of ship losses during the Russo… · en.wikipedia.org · Sinking of the Moskva · en.wikipedia.org · Ukrainian attacks on the Russian shadow… · united24media.com · how many russian oil refineries has… · www.twz.com · ukraine claims scores of russian ships…