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Fire reported near Moscow oil refinery after drone attack on city

A fire was reported at the Moscow oil refinery in Kapotnya following a drone attack on the night of 9-10 July. Details.
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Kyiv Post
· Jul 8, 2026
Reported Drone Attack Targets Saratov Oil Refinery as Explosions Also Reported in Tatarstan
A reported overnight drone attack targeted Russia’s Saratov oil refinery, while separate strikes were also reported against major oil facilities in Tatarstan and an airfield in the Voronezh region.
TASS
· Jun 21, 2026
Ukrainian forces attack ferry in Kerch Strait, killing one civilian and injuring another
In addition, the drone attack caused a fire at an oil terminal in the village of Chushka
BRICS News
· 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
Ukrainska Pravda
· Jul 8, 2026
Drone attack sparks fire at oil refinery in Russia's Saratov – videos
Drones targeted an oil refinery in Saratov and the Borisoglebsk air base in Russia overnight, triggering fires.
Sweden Herald
· Jun 27, 2026
Ukraine drone attack hits Russian oil refinery, one reported dead
Ukraine drone attack hits Russian oil refinery, one reported dead
The Moscow Times
· 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.
DNyuz
· 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 []
Intel Slava
· 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
The Independent
· Jul 8, 2026
How Ukraine’s devastating drone attacks triggered Russia’s fuel shortage crisis
Ukraine’s persistent drone attacks have crippled Russian oil refineries across the country
Egyptian Gazette
· 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.
The Kyiv Independent
· 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
Reuters
· 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
Investing.com
· Jul 4, 2026
St Petersburg region port, oil terminal hit in major Ukrainian drone attack
St Petersburg region port, oil terminal hit in major Ukrainian drone attack
Al Arabiya English
· Jul 7, 2026
Ukrainian Drone Attack Hits Russia’s Largest Oil Refinery
Satellite images show smoke rising from Russia’s largest oil refinery in Omsk after Ukrainian drone strikes. The refinery has halted operations following the attack.
Meduza.io
· Jun 29, 2026
Ukrainian drones have struck nearly every major Russian refinery. Which facilities have yet to be hit?
Ukrainian forces have been systematically targeting Russian oil refineries. By the end of May 2026, the Reuters news agency reported, not a single major refinery in the European part of Russia had escaped a Ukrainian drone attack. Many have been hit multiple times. The strikes have forced plants to cut or halt production, setting off a large-scale fuel crisis across the country.
Fark
· 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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Russia Today
· Jul 6, 2026
Ukrainian drones target major Russian oil refinery
Ukrainian drones have targeted a major oil refinery in Russia’s Omsk Region, officials have said Read Full Article at RT.com
Caucasian Knot
· Jul 9, 2026
Evacuation was needed for the residents of the village in Stavropol after a UAV raid.
A fire at an industrial site in the village of Vyazniki in the Stavropol Krai occurred as a result of a drone attack.
The Rising Nepal
· 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...
Sky News
· Jul 4, 2026
Major Ukrainian drone attack on Russia strikes St Petersburg oil terminal
Major Ukrainian drone attack on Russia strikes St Petersburg oil terminal
Hananya Naftali
· 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.
AzerNews
· Jul 9, 2026
Drone strikes target oil storage facilities in Russia's Tver and Stavropol regions
Drone attacks overnight on July 9 targeted oil storage facilities in Russia's Tver and Mikhaylovsk in the Stavropol Krai, sparking fires at both sites.
EUobserver
· Jun 29, 2026
Russia bombs petrol stations while Ukraine targets bridges, in all-out war on enemy logistics (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,586)
Ukrainian drones and missiles torch Russian oil depots and arms plants. Putin is scrambling to stop fuel queues snaking through Moscow.
Al Bawaba
· 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 Eastern Herald
· 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.
The Daily Beast
· 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.
Le Monde
· Jun 25, 2026
Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries are triggering shortages and rising discontent
For the past three months, Kyiv's drones have targeted Russian refineries, ports, depots and pipelines, causing ripple effects throughout the Russian economy. Gasoline has become scarce at service stations.
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