Ukraine claims strikes hit Saratov refinery and multiple Russian fuel and command sites overnight May 31, 2026
Ukraine's General Staff said Defense Forces struck the Saratov oil refinery overnight on May 31, 2026, causing a large fire, and also hit several fuel, oil-transport, and command-related sites in Russia and occupied territories. The statement also claims confirmed damage from May 30 strikes on fuel tanks near Feodosia and a gas storage site near Yenakiieve.
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Damage assessment
Claimed large fire at Saratov refinery; additional claimed hits on Lazarevo oil dispatch station (Kirov Oblast), a fuel depot in Matveyev Kurgan (Rostov Oblast), a command-observation post in Begoshcha (Kursk Oblast), UAV control points near Kalynove (Donetsk Oblast) and Grafovka (Belgorod Oblast), and a UAV workshop in Donetsk; damage extent said to be ััะพัะฝัััััั (being clarified).