Data from NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) showed a recent thermal anomaly at the oil infrastructure facility on November 2, potentially indicating a fire at the site, RBC Ukraine reported.
The reported attack also prompted Kazakhstan to temporarily suspend crude oil supplies to Russia through the Atyrau-Samara pipeline, according to the country’s Ministry of Energy.
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In response to an inquiry from Bloomberg, the ministry said pipeline facilities in Russia’s Samara region had been attacked overnight. It added that oil deliveries through the route were expected to resume in the near future.
Neither Ukraine nor Russia had officially confirmed the reported strikes on oil infrastructure in the region. However, Samara Region Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev reported a Ukrainian drone attack on Monday.
The Samara station is a key component of Russia’s oil pipeline network, with storage capacity exceeding 1.6 million cubic meters. It handles crude oil supplies from Western Siberia and Kazakhstan.
The Atyrau-Samara pipeline connects Kazakhstan’s oil network with Russia’s Volga region and serves as an important route for Kazakh crude exports.
The facility has reportedly been targeted in previous attacks. A fire was reported at the Samara oil hub on October 7, while Ukrainian drone strikes on October 2 were also reported to have targeted the facility.
The latest incident comes amid continued attacks on Russian energy infrastructure during the war with Ukraine.
