Oil Refinery in Russia's Salavat Reportedly Burning After Attack
Ukrainian forces said the strike triggered a fire and damaged key processing equipment at the plant, which processes more than 22 million tons of oil a year.
- On Thursday, Ukrainian Special Operations Forces struck Russia's Omsk Oil Refinery, located 2,500 kilometers from the border, using upgraded FP-1 long-range drones and damaging the ELOU-AVT-11 primary crude oil processing unit.
- The Omsk Refinery processes more than 22 million tons of oil annually, accounting for approximately 10% of Russia's total processing capacity as a major Gazprom Neft asset supplying fuel to Russian military forces.
- Omsk Region Governor Vitaly Khotsenko confirmed a drone "reached the northern industrial hub" but did not identify the refinery, though social media footage showed a large fire and explosions at the facility.
- Separately, Russian media outlet Astra reported a possible fire at the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refinery in Bashkortostan, approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border on Thursday.
- Ukrainian forces previously struck Omsk on July 6, 2026, illustrating the vulnerability of Russia's deep-Siberian infrastructure as long-range operations aim to disrupt fuel markets and military logistics.
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Russian authorities have reported a strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Omsk region, located about 2,500 kilometers from the border with Ukraine. The information was reported by TASS, citing the governor of the region, Vitaly Khotsenko. “The air defense forces of the Russian Defense Ministry have repelled an enemy attack on our region. All regional emergency services have been put on high alert,” Khotsenko wrote. The governor urged resid…
The Ukrainian military has struck one of Russia's largest refineries, the military said. The refinery is located in Omsk, about 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) from Ukraine, deep in Siberia, and is operated by Gazprom Neft. It is the same facility that was attacked last July. For his part, the governor of the Omsk region, Vitaly Khochenko, said a drone had hit an industrial zone, without giving further details. The General Staff of the Ukrainian …
Ukrainian FP-1 drones, flying over a distance of more than 2,500 kilometers, struck Russia's largest oil refinery in the Omsk region. Footage of the attack was published by the Exilenova+ Telegram channel, Militarnyi reported.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army, in a statement posted on the Telegram messaging app, did not provide details about the impact of the attack.
Ukrainian drones are said to have flown more than 2500 kilometers to Siberia to target Russia's largest refinery. Now there are reports of fires.
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