Drone attack kills 4 in Russia’s Volgograd, governor says

A Ukrainian drone attack on an industrial zone in Volgograd, southern Russia, killed 4 people and injured 2 others overnight on 13 November, regional Governor Andrei Bocharov said. He said the casualties were among employees of the city’s southern industrial zone.

Bocharov had initially said falling drone debris caused localized fires in and around the industrial zone without casualties.

The exiled news outlet Astra identified the affected facility as a Lukoil oil refinery after analyzing eyewitness photographs, The Moscow Times said. Unverified video posted on social media purported to show a fire at a major refinery in Volgograd, Al Jazeera reported. There was no immediate official confirmation that the refinery had been attacked.

Separately, Russia’s Defense Ministry said it intercepted 1,198 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian regions and annexed Crimea. That figure was not specific to Volgograd.

The attacks came as Russian and Ukrainian negotiators reported agreement on a major prisoner exchange at talks in Abu Dhabi, but no progress toward ending the war. A return to talks between Russia and Ukraine was expected the following week.