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Drones strike Azot chemical plant, Moscow and temporarily occupied Crimea, explosions continue for hours – photo, videos

Ukrainska Pravda

Ukrainska Pravda

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June 26, 2026

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Drones strike Azot chemical plant, Moscow and temporarily occupied Crimea, explosions continue for hours – photo, videos

Drone attacks were reported in Moscow, Tula Oblast and occupied Crimea, with explosions at the Azot chemical plant and temporary restrictions imposed at Moscow airports.

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Kyiv Post

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· Jun 24, 2026

Mass Drone Assault Hits Orenburg Gas Megaplant 1,500 km From Ukraine

Explosions were reported overnight in Russia’s Orenburg region, where one of the country’s largest gas processing plants was allegedly targeted in a drone attack, with satellite data and monitoring channels indicating fires at the site. Separately, authorities in the Nizhny Novgorod region reported a drone strike on an industrial facility, with two people killed and two injured. Russia said air defenses downed hundreds of drones nationwide. Ukraine has not commented.

Ukrainska Pravda

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· Jul 4, 2026

Russia attacks gas production facility in Poltava Oblast

Russian drones attacked one of the gas production assets belonging to the Naftogaz Group, Ukraine's largest national oil and gas company, in Poltava Oblast on the morning of 4 July. A fire broke out at the site and the facility's operations have been suspended.

The Kyiv Independent

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· Jul 8, 2026

Ukraine's 'long-range sanctions' bring war home for Russians as drone strikes cripple fuel supply

Russia's Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery had just restarted operations when Ukrainian drones hit it again. The facility — the fourth-largest oil refinery and the second-largest producer of gasoline in the country — had been struck by Ukraine on June 24, forcing operations to shut down. On July 2, Ukrainian drones

Al Bawaba

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· Jul 7, 2026

Ukraine strikes Russia's largest oil refinery deep in Siberia

ALBAWABA - The Ukrainian military announced that it had targeted Russia's largest oil refinery [Omsk refinery] in Siberia with drones, in what is considered the longest-range attack since the start of the war...

Intel Slava

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· Jun 25, 2026

[Photo] 🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️ — In the early morning, Ukrainian kamikaze drones carried out attacks on the o [...]

— In the early morning, Ukrainian kamikaze drones carried out attacks on the oil refinery in Ufa and on the Poltava oil depot in the Krasnodar Krai.@Intelslava

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Related coverage for "Drones strike Azot chemical plant, Moscow and temporarily occupied Crimea, explosions continue for hours – photo, videos": Kyiv Post — Mass Drone Assault Hits Orenburg Gas Megaplant 1,500 km From Ukraine. Ukrainska Pravda — Russia attacks gas production facility in Poltava Oblast. The Kyiv Independent — Ukraine's 'long-range sanctions' bring war home for Russians as drone strikes cripple fuel supply. Al Bawaba — Ukraine strikes Russia's largest oil refinery deep in Siberia. Intel Slava — [Photo] 🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️ — In the early morning, Ukrainian kamikaze drones carried out attacks on the o [...]