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Ukrainian Forces Strike Russian Oil Refinery and Electronics Plant
Confirmed
In Short: The General Staff of Ukraine stated that the targeted refinery in Yaroslavl supplies fuel and lubricants to Russian forces and is a major supplier of petroleum products in southern Russia.
Ukrainian forces reportedly struck an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and an electronics plant in Ulyanovsk, causing fires and damage, according to reports from Kyivindependent and APA.
The Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, which processes around 15 million tonnes of crude oil annually and is among Russia’s five largest oil refineries, was reportedly hit overnight on September 17.
The Iskra electronics plant in Ulyanovsk, which manufactures components for communications and radio technology, was also reportedly struck.
The Yaroslavl refinery had previously been hit at least eight times in 2026 and was already undergoing repairs after a July strike.
In addition to the Yaroslavl refinery, Ukrainian forces also targeted a second refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Oblast, approximately 200 kilometers from Ukrainian-controlled territory.
The Iskra plant in Ulyanovsk, approximately 800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, is involved in the production of Kh-59M2/M2A guided aerial missiles and the 72V6 Pantsir-S air defense gun-missile system.
Russian authorities have not yet provided official information on the extent of damage caused by the reported attacks.
The Saratov refinery, which had previously halted operations several times, was reportedly shut down after an August strike and was hit again in September.
The Syzran refinery, which was shut down on September 15 after a drone attack, had several facilities damaged, including the main CDU-6 crude distillation unit.
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Smoke was seen rising from the oil refinery in Perm after it was targeted, according to eyewitnesses.
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Background
According to the Ukrainian Defense Forces, strikes were made on oil refineries in Krasnodar Krai and Tatarstan, as well as a facility used to launch Russian attack drones.
Multiple videos posted to social media showed the Moscow Oil Refinery ablaze after several drone strikes. The Air Force reported that Russian troops launched 138 attack drones against Ukraine, of which 101 were intercepted.
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where petroleum is transformed and refined into products such as gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, asphalt base, fuel oils, heating oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas and petroleum naphtha.
What's confirmed
- An oil refinery in Perm was set ablaze after it was targeted, eyewitnesses said, according to Telegram channel Exilenova Plus.
What's still developing
- In Ukraine's Luhansk, a large hardware store was struck and set ablaze at the site where Ukrainian home improvement chain Epicentr once held a location before Russia occupied the city in 2024, independent Russian outlet Astra reported.
- Authorities have not yet commented on the reported strikes in the Russian cities, and the details could not be immediately verified by the Kyiv Independent.
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