On the night of March 23, there was a lot of noise in the Volgograd, Rostov, and Astrakhan regions of the Russian Federation. Previously, it was a drone attack.
Some details were provided by Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesman for the Ukrainian Volunteer Army and head of the public council under the Odessa Regional Military Administration.
It is noted that at least three explosions were heard over Volgograd at around 03:30. According to preliminary data, the attack was on the local oil refinery "LUKOIL-Volgogradneftepererabotka". The UAVs were probably flying at low altitude from the direction of the Rostov region.
Two explosions were also recorded in Kalach-on-Don, Volgograd Region, at around 04:00. Previously, the drones flew at low altitude over Morozovsk, Surovikino, and Kalach-on-Don in Rostov Region.
In addition, air defense operations and strikes were recorded in six districts of the Rostov region: Millerovsky, Morozovsky, Kamensky, Tarasovsky, Sholokhovsky, and Neklinovsky.
"In the Kayukovka farm, a blast wave damaged windows in a private house on Tsentralnaya Street. Russian air defense fragments hit a car on the Morozovsk-Tsimlyansk highway in the Rostov region," the report says.
But in Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan region, at least four explosions were recorded. Locals complained of partial damage to several residential buildings after the attack. The target of the attack was probably the airfield.
All the consequences of the attack are currently being established.
Earlier, satellite images appeared on the Internet showing the consequences of the strike by the Ukrainian Defense Forces on warehouses at the Russian Engels-2 strategic aviation airfield in the Saratov region on the night of March 20.