Ukrainian drones hit the Bashneft-Novoil oil refinery in Ufa, Russia, on June 16, 2026, causing explosions and fires at one of the country’s key refining facilities. The target sits roughly 1,300 to 1,400 kilometers from the front lines, making it one of the longest-range drone strikes Ukraine has executed in the conflict.
The refinery is a subsidiary of Rosneft, Russia’s state-controlled oil giant. Reports indicate the strikes damaged the facility’s AVT-5 crude distillation unit, a critical piece of infrastructure responsible for processing raw crude into usable fuel products.
A pattern, not an anomaly
The Ufa strike didn’t happen in isolation. Ukrainian forces conducted dual attacks on the Gazprom Neft refinery in Moscow on June 16 and June 18, hitting the same facility twice in three days. The result: operations constituting 53% of the refinery’s capacity reportedly went offline.
Earlier in 2026, Ukrainian drones also targeted facilities over 1,500 kilometers from the front lines, including sites in the Perm region.
