Saratov is 389 kilometres (242 mi) north of Volgograd, 442 kilometres (275 mi) south of Samara, and 858 kilometres (533 mi) southeast of Moscow. The city stands near the site of Uvek, a city of the Golden Horde. Tsar Feodor I of Russia likely developed Saratov as a fortress to secure Russia's southeastern border.

Jan 8, 2025 · Ukrainian officials reported a huge fire at the Kombinat Kristall oil depot, which provides fuel to the Engels-2 military airfield in the Saratov region, where Russia’s strategic bomber...

Jan 8, 2025 · Ukrainian forces attacked a Russian oil depot in Engels, Saratov Oblast, overnight on Jan. 8, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said after reports of drone attacks.

Nov 8, 2024 · A overnight Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil refinery in the Russian city of Saratov but caused no significant damage, a local source said on Friday.

Jan 13, 2025 · Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at an oil depot in the southern Saratov region, nearly a week after Ukraine claimed responsibility for a drone strike targeting the facility, local...

6 days ago · Moscow said it intercepted 121 Ukrainian drones, including 37 in Russia’s Bryansk, 20 in Ryazan and 17 in the Kursk and Saratov regions of the country. Ukraine’s military says Russian forces ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Ukraine struck several targets deep inside Russia on Tuesday in what it says is its "most massive" attack of the war so far. ... while the strikes prompted schools in the southwestern Saratov ...

Jan 12, 2025 · A fire at a Russian oil depot supplying the country's long-range bombers is raging for a fifth day, according to the regional governor, after Ukraine targeted the site with drone strikes.

Jan 8, 2025 · Ukrainian forces carried out what Russian officials said Wednesday was a mass drone attack on the Saratov region, causing damage to an industrial enterprise.

Aug 26, 2024 · Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks deep inside Russian territory. This screen grab from social media reportedly shows the aftermath of a drone strike in Saratov, Russia, on August 26, 2024.