Ukraine Struck a Refinery Roughly Six Hundred Miles Behind the Front Line, and Moscow Claims It Downed Hundreds of Drones
Ukraine says its drones hit the Slavneft-Yanos refinery, which supplies fuel and lubricants to Russia’s military, as officials reported 27 injuries.
- On Friday, a Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at the Slavneft-Yanos oil refinery in Yaroslavl, killing one civilian and injuring 27 others when debris struck an intercity bus, Yaroslavl region Governor Mikhail Yevrayevsaid.
- Ukraine's military stated the Slavneft-Yanos refinery provides fuel and lubricants to the Russian military. Exiled news outlet Astrareports documented that Ukrainian drones had targeted the facility multiple times this year.
- Russia's Defense Ministry reported that air defense systems intercepted 512 Ukrainian drones across 19 regions and Crimea overnight. In Pavlovsky Posad, a drone struck a Magnit grocery store, blowing out 46 windows at a neighboring medical clinic, Governor Andrei Vorobyov said.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the refinery strike and added that Ukraine's SBU security service struck a Tu-95MS missile-carrying aircraft in Engels, located in the Saratov region.
- Separate Ukrainian attacks in the southwestern Belgorod region killed two people and injured nine others over the last 24 hours, according to the local governor.
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Ukraine Struck a Refinery Roughly Six Hundred Miles Behind the Front Line, and Moscow Claims It Downed Hundreds of Drones
A massive drone attack was launched by Ukraine on Friday, with targets hundreds of miles into Russian territory being hit overnight. Russia Says it Downed Over 500 Ukrainian Drones Switchblade Drone. Image Credit: Industry Handout. The Russian Defense Ministry alleges its forces downed some 512 Ukrainian drones. Yaroslavl’s Slavneft-YANOS refinery, the country’s fifth-biggest refinery, was among those targeted. The facility can process about 300…
(Agenzia Vista) Kiev, 28 August 2026 Ukrainian Defence Forces hit an oil refinery in the Russian region of Yaroslavl, located about a thousand kilometers from the front line, and conducted operations in the Black Sea. It was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Not for salt. Courtesy: Volodymyr Zelensky Source: Agenzia Vista / Alexander Jakhnagiev
Ukrainian Drones Set Major Russian Refinery Ablaze for Eighth Time This Year
Yaroslavnefteorgsintez refinery can process up to 15 million metric tons of crude oil annually. It produces gasoline and diesel meeting Euro-5 standards, aviation fuel, lubricants, bitumen, liquefied gas, and fuel oil.
Ukrainian drone attacks have killed at least one person in the central Russian region of Yaroslavl.
Russia Launches New Attacks on Kyiv and Surrounding Areas. Ukrainian Forces Attack Russian Refinery.
Russia launched several aircraft on the Ukrainian capital Kiev and its surroundings. Warehouses and homes were damaged. At least one person was killed. Ukrainian forces also hit an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region.
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