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Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s largest oil refinery in Omsk, Siberia, causing a large fire and partial damage to a processing unit; Moscow says air defenses destroyed most drones, while Kyiv-linked sources claim deep penetration, a notable strike amid ongoing efforts to disrupt oil facilities and fuel shortages across Russia.
Ukraine said its drones struck the Gazprom Neft-operated oil refinery on the outskirts of Omsk—Russia’s largest, located about 1,550 miles from Ukraine—marking a deep strike into western Siberia; NASA satellite imagery showed multiple fire hotspots, and Kyiv claimed additional hits on other large refineries and energy facilities in Russia, signaling intensified disruption to Russia’s oil infrastructure.
Ukraine says its forces struck the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, causing a fire and damage to the AVT-6 crude processing unit, and also hit a railway bridge over the Siverskyi Donets near Stanytsia Luhanska, with additional strikes on targets in Russian-occupied Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, as part of Kyiv’s long-range effort to degrade Russia’s military and economic potential by targeting energy assets.
An AFP-detailed look reveals Ukraine’s ultra-secret deep-strike drone unit (Centre No. 1) conducting long-range attacks on Russia, including Moscow’s oil refineries and Saint Petersburg, all kept hidden with identities and missions under tight security. Operators use encrypted communications, cash-only spending, and flight-mode phones; lie detectors guard against leaks. Kyiv frames these strikes as retaliation for Russian attacks, highlighting the high personal and family cost of secrecy as the team dreams of one day striking the Kremlin.
Overnight Russian strikes killed at least three people in southeastern Ukraine, while Kyiv widened its long-range drone campaign with strikes deep inside Russia, including an oil refinery in Ufa and a Penza facility. In Ukraine, attacks in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia left casualties; Kyiv also agreed to buy 16 used Swedish Gripen E fighters, to be delivered in 2027. Russia said it shot down 419 Ukrainian drones, including near Moscow where a six-month-old was killed, as Putin reiterated Moscow’s aim to fully control four annexed Ukrainian regions.
Ukrainian drones sparked a blaze at a major southern Russian oil refinery in Slavyansk-na-Kubani, as Kyiv said long-range attacks are choking Moscow’s fuel supplies and Putin acknowledged Russia is in a 'difficult period.' Reports also cited a possible second refinery hit near Yaroslavl and casualties from debris, part of a broader campaign affecting energyexports and transport.
A massive Ukrainian drone attack struck the Krasnodar region in southern Russia, killing one person and wounding another as a fire broke out at the Slavyansk-on-Kuban oil refinery; authorities also reported damage to a power line and a gas pipe, with Russia saying 213 Ukrainian drones were intercepted nationwide.
Ukraine’s drone strikes hit a major Russian oil refinery amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Russia reports downing hundreds of Ukrainian drones and briefly closing Yaroslavl airport, while Ukrainian authorities note attacks in Belgorod and broader border areas; both sides continue exchanging drone and missile strikes.
Ukrainian drones struck a major Moscow oil refinery, revealing air-defence shortcomings, raising concerns about fuel supplies and putting Putin’s wartime narrative under scrutiny as state media downplays the attack and public attention grows.
Ukraine's largest-ever drone attack on Moscow hit a Gazprom Neft refinery on the city’s southeastern edge, with nearly 200 drones, 16 injuries, and four Moscow airports suspending flights; Russia vowed to escalate with frequent, 'massive group strikes' against Ukraine, while Zelenskiy framed the strikes as retaliation and analysts noted growing vulnerabilities in Moscow's air defenses.
Ukrainian drones struck Gazprom Neft's Kapotnya refinery in southeastern Moscow for the second time in three days, causing fires at multiple units including the tank farm; wind carried combustion byproducts across the Moscow region, prompting residents to stay indoors, wear protective gear, and limit outdoor activity as the blaze continued to burn.
Moscow endured what officials described as the largest Ukrainian drone assault since the invasion began, with about 200 drones striking near the capital and igniting fires at the Kapotnya refinery and an oil depot; 17 people were wounded in the Moscow region. Russia said it intercepted nearly 1,000 drones and four Ukrainian missiles nationwide, four airports were closed and hundreds of flights canceled as the war widened, while Kyiv framed the strikes as retaliation for Russia's attack on Kyiv.
Ukraine carried out its largest drone attack on Moscow in two years, striking infrastructure including the Moscow Oil Refinery while air defenses reportedly intercepted hundreds of drones (about 194 over Moscow and 555 nationwide) and major airports suspended flights. The strikes come as Zelensky meets NATO leaders to discuss air defense and the broader war aims of pressuring Russia over its energy infrastructure and military campaign.
Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Afipsky oil refinery near Krasnodar, sparking a fire that was extinguished and injuring three people, while explosions across occupied Crimea damaged bridges and crossings, tightening supply routes to the peninsula. Moscow said about 330 drones were shot down overnight, and fuel shortages have surged in Krasnodar Krai and Crimea due to refinery attacks.
Ukrainian drones reportedly struck the Kuybyshevskiy oil refinery in Samara and missiles hit a Cheboksary defense-industry site, part of ongoing long-range strikes into Russia; the reports, circulated by Exilenova Plus on social media, have not been independently verified by Kyiv Independent. A separate fire was also reported at the Vtorovo oil pumping station in Vladimir Oblast, with broader implications for Russia's infrastructure amid Kyiv’s broader campaign.