#ukrainiandroneattack

“[The Ukrainian drone attack in Russia] coincided with the beginning of the 2026 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, an annual conference of business leaders and government officials hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . The St. Petersburg Oil Terminal in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast came under fire in the early hours of June 3, with eyewitnesses reporting large-scale explosions and fires at the site.

The attack coincided with the beginning of the 2026 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, an annual conference of business leaders and government officials hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

St. Petersburg residents posted photos and video footage of loud explosions and a massive fire as the city came under attack by Ukrainian drones the morning of June 3. The images show black smoke rising over the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal.

An analysis by the Russian independent Telegram news channel Astra concluded that drones struck the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, causing a fire.

The oil terminal, located on the Gulf of Finland at the city’s Great Port of St. Petersburg, is one of Russia’s largest fuel storage and export facilities. It receives and ships petroleum products river, rail, and motor transit, and boasts a reported throughput of 12.5 million tons per year.

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“Ukraine’s military confirmed the strike, saying it carried out the operation to ‘reduce the military and economic potential of the Russian aggressor.’” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦🛢️🔥💙💛👏🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . Russia’s Syzran oil refinery halted operations on Dec. 5 after sustaining damage in a Ukrainian drone attack, Reuters reported on Dec. 9, citing industry sources.

Ukraine’s military confirmed the strike, saying it carried out the operation to “reduce the military and economic potential of the Russian aggressor.”

According to Reuters’ sources, the drones hit the refinery’s crude distillation unit, which had also been targeted in August and required two weeks of repairs. One source said the latest repair work could take up to a month.

The Syzran Oil Refinery is located in Russia’s Samara Oblast, around 700 kilometers (430 miles) from the border with Ukraine. Opened in 1942, it belongs to the state-owned oil company Rosneft and has an annual processing capacity of 7 to 8.9 million tons of oil.

The facility has been targeted in previous drone attacks as part of Ukraine’s campaign against the Russian oil industry, which provides funding and fuel for Moscow’s war effort.

Photo: Screenshot / Crimean Wind / Telegram; ExilenovaPlus / Telegram.

“In Moscow oblast, residents reported explosions in several districts, including the capital itself.” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . A large-scale overnight drone attack on Oct. 27 targeted multiple regions of western Russia, including the Moscow metropolitan area, according to Russian officials.

In Moscow oblast, residents reported explosions in several districts, including the capital itself. Photos published by eyewitnesses and geolocated by the Russian Telegram channel Astra show smoke rising in the Kommunarka area, part of Moscow’s Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug. The images suggest the smoke originated from a forested area near a local road.

The Russian Defense Ministry later said that a total of 193 drones were intercepted overnight, including 40 over Moscow Oblast. The ministry said that 34 of those drones were bound for the capital.

In Kursk region, a fire broke out near a power substation in the city of Rylsk after what local authorities claimed was a Ukrainian drone strike.

"As a result of the UAV attack, outbuildings caught fire near a house located close to the substation. Fire brigades extinguished the blaze," said Kursk region governor Alexander Khinshtein.

Kyiv regularly uses long-range drones to target military and industrial targets in Russia, including oil refineries, weapons factories, and ammunition depots. Ukraine allegedly targeted Moscow with 34 drones in a previous overnight strike on Sept. 22.

Russia regularly launches large-scale missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities. Over the past two nights, mass attacks against Kyiv have killed five people and left dozens injured.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 26 that Russia has attacked Ukraine with nearly 1,200 strike drones and 50 missiles — primarily ballistic missiles — in the past week alone.

Photo: Astra

This Ukraine War Latest update for October 17, 2025, includes a description of two more developments that diminish Russia’s ability to wage its war against Ukraine. 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . Russia shot down its own Su-30SM fighter jet over Crimea while its air defense was trying to intercept Ukrainian drones flying to the occupied peninsula and deep inside Russia overnight, Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, said on Oct. 17.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces confirmed that a drone strike targeted an oil depot and industrial facility near the Russian Gvardeyskoye airbase in occupied Crimea overnight on Oct. 17.

Read today’s full report at the link in bio.

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“Ukrainian drones hit the Lukoil-Ukhta refinery, which supplies Russian forces with fuel and lubricants, according to [Ukraine’s military intelligence agency,] HUR.” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . A Ukrainian drone attack on Aug. 10 struck the Lukoil-Ukhta oil refinery in Russia’s Komi Republic, about 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) from the Ukrainian border, a source in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent.

HUR’s comments confirm earlier reports from Russian media outlets and local officials that a refinery in Ukhta was struck by drones.

The attack marks Kyiv’s first confirmed drone strike in Russia’s northwestern Komi Republic.

Ukrainian drones hit the Lukoil-Ukhta refinery, which supplies Russian forces with fuel and lubricants, according to HUR. The refinery was targeted as part of a special operation by Ukraine’s military intelligence.

The drones struck a petroleum tank, causing it to spill, HUR said. The attack also damaged a gas and gas condensate processing plant that produces propane-butane and gasoline.

Local residents also report power outages and mobile internet outages in Ukhta.

Read today’s full report at the link in bio.

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This drone attack deep inside Russia is another demonstration of Ukraine’s indefatigable resilience. 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦

“[Smolensk’s] aviation plant is involved in the production and modernization of the Su-25 military aircraft.” ~ Andrii Kovalenko, the counter-disinformation chief at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . A Ukrainian drone attack targeted the Smolensk Aviation Plant in western Russia overnight on Jan. 21, starting a fire at the facility, the independent news channel Astra reported.

Russian authorities confirmed a drone attack against Smolensk Oblast but made no mention of the plant. According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, Russian air defenses intercepted 55 drones overnight, including 10 in Smolensk Oblast.

“Fallen drone debris caused fires on the ground and on the roofs. Windows of residential buildings were also damaged,” Governor Vasily Anokhin said on his Telegram channel. The governor also warned against alleged “fake information and videos” appearing on social media regarding the drone attack.

At least two high-rise residential buildings were damaged as a result of the attack, the Russian Telegram channel Shot claimed. No casualties were reported.

The Ukrainian military did not comment on the claims, which could not be independently verified.

Smolensk lies less than 60 kilometers (around 35 miles) east of the Russia-Belarus border and some 270 kilometers (170 miles) north of Ukraine. The city’s aviation plant is involved in the production and modernization of the Su-25 military aircraft, said Andrii Kovalenko, the counter-disinformation chief at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council.

The same night, an oil depot in the village of Lisky in Voronezh Oblast caught fire due to fallen drone debris, Governor Alexander Gusev said. Ukrainian drones previously attacked the facility on Jan. 16.

Ukrainian long-range drones regularly target Russian military and industrial facilities to undermine Moscow’s ability to wage its full-scale war in Ukraine.

Photo: Andrii Kovalenko/Telegram

“The [military intelligence] source described the scale of damage from the Ukrainian attack as ‘serious.’” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost . . . A Ukrainian drone attack on July 1 seriously damaged the Oskol Electrometallurgical Plant in Belgorod Oblast, a military intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent on July 3.

Ukrainian forces regularly conduct drone strikes and sabotage acts on Russian territory, targeting military assets, oil refineries, and industrial facilities.

The plant is located in the area of the Stariy Oskol city, nearly 115 km (72 miles) from the Ukraine-Russia border. It is the only full-cycle metallurgical enterprise in Russia, according to the source.

The facility is vital for the Russian military-industrial complex, the source noted.

The operation was reportedly carried out jointly by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) and the Foreign Intelligence Service. The source described the scale of damage from the Ukrainian attack as “serious.”

Work at the plant was suspended after Ukrainian “kamikaze” drones hit two major power substations near the villages of Neznamovo and Volokonovskoye in Belgorod Oblast.

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