Ukraine just reached out and touched Russia’s most important oil refinery, and it did so from roughly the distance between New York and Los Angeles.
Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces confirmed they struck the Omsk oil refinery, operated by Gazprom Neft and the largest in Russia by capacity, using long-range drones that traveled approximately 2,500 to 3,000 kilometers. The attack reportedly damaged the facility’s primary oil-processing unit, a critical piece of infrastructure that has been operating since 1955. It marks the deepest strike of the full-scale war and the first time drones have successfully hit the Omsk facility.
A campaign that keeps getting longer
The Omsk strike is part of a broader June 2026 offensive in which Ukraine’s SSO targeted 11 Russian oil refineries and multiple defense industry sites. The drone campaign itself has been active since mid-2025, systematically degrading Russia’s refining capacity one facility at a time.
President Zelenskyy has confirmed development of long-range drones with capabilities exceeding 3,000 km.
