Oil Refinery in Russia's Salavat Reportedly Burning After Attack
The strike triggered a fire and no injuries were reported, as Ukraine continues targeting Russian oil refineries to disrupt fuel supplies.
- On Thursday, October 8, 2026, Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the "Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat" oil refinery complex in the Republic of Bashkortostan, triggering a fire at the facility.
- Salavat city administration head Marat Zagidullin reported that drone debris caused a fire in the industrial zone, though operations at the facility continued without casualties.
- Simultaneously, Special Operations Forces units struck the Omsk Oil Refinery, located 2,500 kilometers from Ukraine, damaging critical distillation equipment and sparking a significant blaze.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently promised to intensify attacks on energy infrastructure, as strikes have reportedly put 51% of Russia's total oil refining capacity out of operation.
- Beyond oil facilities, the Armed Forces of Ukraine targeted a Yandex data center in Sasovo, while the Russian Defense Ministry threatened to expand strikes on Ukrainian targets.
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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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