Volodarskaya fuel depot near Moscow hit, drone warehouses struck: 6 October 2026 report
Overnight into 6 October 2026, a fire broke out at the Volodarskaya production and dispatch station in Moscow Oblast following a drone attack. The fuel hub supplies aviation fuel to Moscow’s airports. Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff reported strikes on a Russian telecommunications node, a command post and depots in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.
Volodarskaya fuel depot: fire at a Moscow-region fuel hub
According to monitoring channel Exilenova+, the Volodarskaya station near Konstantinovo in Moscow Oblast was hit. Published nighttime videos show a large fire. Preliminary reports that two storage tanks caught fire require clarification of the actual damage.
Volodarskaya combines petroleum-product storage with pipeline transport. The station supplies aviation fuel to Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports. Damage to such a facility could affect fuel logistics in the Moscow region; the actual extent of any disruption has not yet been established.
Ukraine confirms strikes on drone and ammunition depots
On 5 October and overnight into 6 October, Ukraine’s Defence Forces struck several military facilities used by Russian occupation forces.
A drone depot was hit near Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast, and an ammunition depot near Khrustalnyi. A telecommunications node was targeted near Donetsk, while a Russian unit’s command post was hit near Shchaslyvtseve in Kherson Oblast.
The General Staff also reported strikes on concentrations of enemy personnel near Sokolohirsk and Burlatske.
Unmanned Systems Forces: 2,600 targets hit in a day
On 6 October, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) published their results for 5 October. Units of the grouping hit or destroyed 2,600 enemy targets, including 498 enemy personnel casualties, of whom 219 were killed.
USF commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi also reported 2,699 enemy personnel casualties recorded by the grouping from 1 to 5 October. This was 39.7% higher than in the equivalent period of September. These figures apply specifically to units of the USF grouping.
How the figures changed
The data may be revised when official statements or further assessment become available.