Russian oil refinery in Syzran reportedly struck amid Ukrainian attack

A Russian oil refinery in Syzran, Samara Oblast, was struck in a Ukrainian attack overnight on May 21, social media channels reported.

Local residents reported that an oil refining unit at Rosneft's Syzran Oil Refinery was struck in the Ukrainian attack, according to independent Telegram news channel Exilenova Plus.

Two people were killed in the Ukrainian drone attack, Samara Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev later said.

The reports could not be immediately verified by the Kyiv Independent.

Syzran, Samara Oblast's third largest city, is located about 700 kilometers (440 miles) northeast of Ukraine's border with Russia.