Strike on Lipetsk-2 airbase and fire at Samara oil station: 14 November report
Ukraine struck the Russian military airbase Lipetsk-2 on 13 November. The General Staff released details the following day. Ukraine’s Security Service also confirmed the previous day’s attack on the Samara oil station, where a fire broke out.
Strike on Lipetsk-2 airbase
The strike hit infrastructure used to service and refuel aircraft and manage flights at Lipetsk-2, a military airbase in Russia’s Lipetsk region. Ukraine’s General Staff released the findings on 14 November. It did not report damage to aircraft.
Samara oil station: Ukraine confirms 13 November strike
A fire broke out at the Samara oil station after the attack. Ukraine’s Security Service said preliminary findings indicated that oil storage tanks were hit. The station blends crude from different Russian regions to produce the Urals export grade.
We covered the same attack in our 13 November report. The Security Service has now confirmed it carried out the strike.
Russian losses on 13 November
Ukraine’s General Staff reported that Russia lost 1,710 troops, six tanks, 19 armoured fighting vehicles, 33 artillery systems and 448 operational and tactical drones on 13 November.
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces reported hitting 1,139 targets, including four tanks, 10 armoured vehicles, seven radar or electronic warfare systems, and 396 shelters and dugouts. They reported 437 Russian personnel hit, including 238 killed.
How the figures changed
The data may be revised when official statements or further assessment become available.