Ukrainian Drones Strike Deep Inside Russia, Targeting Refineries and Petrochemical Plants
In a dramatic late operation, Ukrainian drones reportedly launched multiple attacks on crucial Russian artificial capitals, striking oil painting refineries and petrochemical installations across several regions.
The strikes have rattled the corridor of Russia’s energy sector and temporarily disrupted air travel in multitudinous areas, according to original authorities and independent media sources.
Russian officers verified that several major metropolises, including Moscow and the adjacent Crimea, faced temporary air travel dormancies.
Civil aviation regulator Rosaviatsia said that “13 airports across Russia, including three in Moscow, and annexed Crimea were forced to pause operations for security checks.”
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that its air defense units interdicted around 100 Ukrainian drones during the night.
Nearly half were reportedly shot down over the Bryansk region, with six interdicted near Moscow and five further destroyed above Crimea.
Bryansk’s indigenous governor, Alexander Bogomaz, stated that the strikes damaged nine domestic structures and an installation belonging to Miratorg, the nation’s leading meat patron. The attacks, though swiftly contained, have stirred fresh anxiety in the western border regions.
Further south, in the Stavropol region, Governor Vladimir Vladimirov confirmed that a drone had targeted an “industrial zone” in Budyonnovsk, though he emphasized the assault “did not cause significant damage.”
However, independent outlet Astra reported that the site hit was in fact Lukoil’s Stavrolen petrochemical complex, a key player in Russia’s production of polyethylene and polypropylene.
Meanwhile, in the Ulyanovsk region, Governor Alexei Russkikh reported drones over the Novospassky district. According to Astra, locals identified the target as the NS-Oil refinery.
Russkikh noted that exigency services managed to extinguish the performing fire roughly five hours after the debris was cleared.
While Russian authorities continue to assess the full scale of the damage, the strikes punctuate Ukraine’s growing capability to design drone power deep inside Russian territory.
The attacks appear to be part of Kyiv’s broader trouble to pressure Moscow’s artificial and logistical structure, pivotal to sustaining its ongoing war trouble.
For now, Russia insists that the situation remains under control. But the recent surge of Ukrainian drone incursions signals that the skies above its artificial heartlands are far from secure.
