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Drones strike Moscow and oil depot in Russia's Stavropol Krai, sparking fire – video

Ukrainska Pravda

Ukrainska Pravda

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July 13, 2026

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Drones strike Moscow and oil depot in Russia's Stavropol Krai, sparking fire – video

A fire broke out at an oil depot in Russia's Stavropol Krai after an overnight drone attack, while Russian air defences also responded to drones approaching Moscow.

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BRICS News

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· Jul 4, 2026

JUST IN: 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian attack drones strike Russia's St.

JUST IN: Ukrainian attack drones strike Russia's St. Petersburg oil terminal.@BRICSNews

Kyiv Post

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· Jul 4, 2026

Drone Strikes Target Energy Infrastructure in St. Petersburg, Belgorod, and Moscow

On Saturday, July 4, coordinated drone strikes targeted Russian energy and industrial facilities across several regions. In St. Petersburg, open-source analysts reported fires at a major oil terminal, while drone debris also fell near a Lukoil terminal in the port of Vysotsk. In Belgorod, strikes on thermal power plants caused significant electricity and water outages.

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.

Intel Slava

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· Jul 5, 2026

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦— NOW: Russian drones striking targets in Kiev.

— NOW: Russian drones striking targets in Kiev.

The Moscow Times

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· Jun 25, 2026

Ukrainian Attacks on Bryansk Region and Annexed Crimea Kill At Least 4

The overnight air barrage was also said to have targeted multiple industrial sites across Russia, including an oil depot and refinery.

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...

The Daily Beast

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· Jul 10, 2026

Putin Faces Humiliating Dilemma as Domestic Crisis Rages

Anastasia Barashkova/Pool via ReutersVladimir Putin has been backed into an embarrassing corner as Ukrainian drones strike deeper and deeper inside Russia.For several weeks, Ukraine has been launching waves of drone attacks into Russia, targeting cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg and the country’s oil refineries, which are vital to funding the Kremlin’s invasion efforts.Until now, Ukraine’s drone strikes had been largely limited to targets within around 1,000 miles of Kyiv-controlled territory. However, on Monday, Ukraine was able to send drones to the Siberian city of Omsk, more than 2,000 miles from Kyiv, targeting Russia’s largest refinery and a crude distillation unit.Read more at The Daily Beast.

DNyuz

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· Jul 7, 2026

Ukrainian drones flew all the way to Siberia to strike Russia’s largest oil refinery

Parts of Russia’s Omsk refinery were seen burning on Monday after Ukraine’s drone strikes. SOCIAL MEDIA via REUTERS New variants of Ukraine’s long-range strike drones hit an oil refinery in Siberia. The 1,700-mile strike is Ukraine’s longest-range drone attack on Russia since the war began. Online footage showed a fire at a key processing unit []

Reuters

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· Jul 7, 2026

Russians wait in line at gas stations

Motorists wait in line at a gas station in the Russian city of Omsk on July 6, the same day that a Ukrainian drone attack targeted the local refinery, the largest in Russia, near the Siberian city. #russia #ukraine #war #refinery #gasstation

Egyptian Gazette

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· Jul 4, 2026

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal

A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure. Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out attack on Ukraine stretches into its fifth year. Gov. [] The post Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

Meduza.io

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· Jun 22, 2026

Photos and videos from Voronezh, where Ukraine attacked a factory that supplies electronics for Russia’s cruise missiles

On the afternoon of June 22, Ukraine’s armed forces launched a missile strike on Voronezh. Alexander Gusev, the governor of the Voronezh region, said that Russian air-defense forces had shot down “several high-speed aerial targets” over the city. The attack damaged “the production facilities of one of Voronezh’s enterprises,” the facades of several apartment buildings, and vehicles, Gusev said. The governor initially said three people had been wounded; he later said five people had been killed. Open-source intelligence analysts said the target of the Ukrainian strike was the main building of the Sborka semiconductor device plant. Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed the attack on the plant. According to Ukrainian and Western officials, the facility manufactures electronics for Iskander missiles, Kh-101 missiles, and Pantsir-S1 air-defense missile systems. Eyewitness photos and videos showed a fire at Sborka, with a column of black smoke visible over the city.

Fark

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· Jun 27, 2026

Day 1,585 of WW3: Drones strike Russian oil pumping station supplying Moscow, vital for transferring diesel fuel to the Moscow Ring Oil Product Pipeline and Baltic Sea ports. This is your Saturday Ukraine invasion conversation [News]

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Hananya Naftali

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· Jul 4, 2026

[Video] A Ukrainian drone strike on Saint Petersburg, with an accompanying report of a fire at [...]

A Ukrainian drone strike on Saint Petersburg, with an accompanying report of a fire at an oil facility in the Leningrad region.

TRT World

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· Jul 4, 2026

Russia: Ukraine hits oil terminal in St. Petersburg

Ukrainian drone attack hit an oil terminal at the Port of St. Petersburg overnight, according to Russian officials but no casualties were reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the attack, sharing the footage on his X account, while the Russian Defence Ministry claimed nearly 400 drones were intercepted across Russian regions, Crimea, and the Azov and Black seas. Subscribe: http://trt.world/subscribe Livestream: http://trt.world/ytlive Facebook: http://trt.world/facebook X (Twitter): http://trt.world/twitter Instagram: http://trt.world/instagram TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@trtworld WhatsApp: trtworld.com/whatsapp Telegram: https://t.me/trtworld Visit our website: http://trt.world

The Rising Nepal

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· Jul 5, 2026

Drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal

Kyiv, July 5: A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as...

CBC News

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· Jul 1, 2026

Russia, one of the world's biggest oil exporters, moves to import fuel as drone strikes squeeze supply

For weeks, Ukraine has been launching drone strikes against Russian refineries, creating a fuel crisis that has triggered restrictions and long lines at the pump. Now, the Kremlin has taken the rare step to look outside the country to bolster fuel supplies.

Sputnik

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· Jul 11, 2026

Russia Targets Ukrainian Drone Production Facility in Overnight Attack

Russia's strike hit the Kiev-based AeroDrone enterprise, which develops and manufactures heavy, high-payload, long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, including the E-300 Enterprise and D-80 Discovery models, the Russian Defense Ministry says.

Al Jazeera English

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· Jul 10, 2026

Ukraine strikes Russia: Drones target oil refinery and southern port

Russia says hundreds of Ukrainian drones targeted its oil facilities overnight, causing fires at refineries and ports. The attacks have intensified pressure on Russia’s energy sector, leading to fuel shortages as the war continues. Al Jazeera’s Yulia Shapovalova reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Russia #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #DroneAttacks #RussianOil #EnergyCrisis #OilRefineries #WarInUkraine #EasternEurope #AlJazeeraEnglish

The i Paper

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· Jul 3, 2026

Putin is in danger as Russia’s air defence collapses

Escalating drone attacks by Ukraine have targeted key sites across occupied territory and Russia including road and rail supply routes, oil refineries and air bases

The Eastern Herald

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· Jul 4, 2026

Ukrainian Drones Strike St. Petersburg Oil Terminal Again as Russia Intercepts 67 UAVs

Ukrainian long-range drones struck the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal on July 4, setting tanks ablaze for the second time since June. Russia claimed 67 UAVs intercepted over Leningrad, but satellite imagery showed a large smoke plume rising above the port facility.

Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· Jun 29, 2026

Russian Strikes Target Gas Facilities, Military Deployment Sites in Kharkiv, Donetsk

Russian Strikes Target Gas Facilities, Military Deployment Sites in Kharkiv, Donetsk

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