Ukraine’s long-range drones reportedly reached one of Russia‘s largest petrochemical plants nearly 930 miles (1,500 km) from the border overnight, while another strike targeted a major oil refinery in southern Russia. Ukrainian forces struck one of Russia’s largest petrochemical complexes overnight, with reports of a fire at Gazpromneftekhim Salavat LLC in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. According to Ukrainian monitoring channels, which published videos of the incident, the attack triggered a fire at the facility. Russian independent outlet Astra, citing eyewitness footage showing multiple explosions and a large plume of black smoke, also reported that the plant had been hit.
Economic analyst Vyacheslav Shiryaev said the Salavat complex was the last major gasoline producer in Russia that had not been struck by Ukrainian forces in 2026. The facility was previously attacked twice in September 2025.
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