Several raids against oil refineries took place on the night of Friday March 22 to Saturday March 23, in the Russian region of Samara. One of them caused a fire, without any casualties being reported, local authorities said.

In the Belgorod region, a civilian was killed in a drone attack. Ukraine, faced with the Russian offensive for two years, has increased its attacks against Russia in recent weeks, particularly targeting energy sites. kyiv had promised to bring the fighting to Russian soil in retaliation for numerous bombings on its territory.