Ukraine–Russia

Fire at Yug Rusi oil-loading terminal in Rostov-on-Don after suspected drone strike (linked to Novoshakhtinsk refinery)

This version is a correction.

ATTACK
Location
Yug Rusi oil-loading terminal area, Zheleznodorozhny district, Rostov-on-Don, Russia (district centroid ±8 km from gazetteer; exact berth unpublished; place per KI/ASTRA, not Novoshakhtinsk city)
Actors
Ukraine · Russia
Importance
Standard

The Kyiv Independent reported on 10 October 2026 that a large fire broke out overnight on 9–10 October at an oil-loading terminal in Rostov-on-Don amid a reported drone attack, citing Exilenova+ footage. An ASTRA analyst identified the site as the Yug Rusi oil-loading terminal in Rostov-on-Don’s Zheleznodorozhny district, which handles petroleum products for export including shipments from the Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery (Yug Rusi group); KI notes the terminal is separate from the refinery’s main processing facilities. Russian regional authorities acknowledged a fire and air-defense activity but did not confirm terminal damage; Ukrainian officials had not claimed responsibility in the KI report. Earlier the same night, OSINT account NotWoofers had posted video describing a Ukrainian drone strike on the ‘Novoshakhtinsk oil terminal.’ Place corrected from the Novoshakhtinsk city pin to Rostov-on-Don per KI/ASTRA.

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Footage posted by NotWoofers showing fire at an oil terminal after a reported Ukrainian drone strike; Kyiv Independent/ASTRA later identified the site as the Yug Rusi oil-loading terminal in Rostov-on-Don’s Zheleznodorozhny district (linked to Novoshakhtinsk refinery).

Credit NotWoofers (citing ExileNova Plus Telegram)

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Verification: Probable

Evidence: Major fire reported at oil terminal linked to Russia's Novoshakhtinsk refinery after suspected drone strike, Ukrainian drones strike Novoshakhtinsk oil terminal; facility on fire

Multi-source: NotWoofers/ExileNova Plus video plus Kyiv Independent citing ASTRA district-level identification of the Yug Rusi Rostov-on-Don terminal. Russian authorities acknowledged a fire and AD activity without confirming terminal damage; no Ukrainian claim of responsibility in the KI report. Attribution to a Ukrainian strike remains unconfirmed.