Ukraine attacked Russia's largest Omsk Oil Refinery, 2500 km from the front
If key installations are destroyed, a further increase in fuel shortages beyond the Urals and in Siberia can be expected.
Ukrainian long-range "Lyutyi" drones carried out an unprecedented raid on the Omsk Oil Refinery, located deep in the Russian rear — 2000 km from the front. This was one of the few major Russian oil refining facilities that had remained out of reach for Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes until now.
Omsk Oblast Governor Vitaly Khotsenko stated on Telegram that Russian air defense forces "shot down enemy UAVs" over the region, but did not specify the location of the attack or its consequences.
Representatives of Gazprom Neft, which owns the enterprise, and the plant itself have not yet commented on the situation.
Videos have appeared online showing a powerful pillar of fire and smoke after the hit on the refinery. There is no precise information yet on which specific installation the drones targeted.
Experts note that if key production capacities were destroyed, this could provoke a serious fuel shortage beyond the Urals and in Siberia. Regular attacks on Russian refineries already caused a fuel crisis in Russia last spring and summer.
While Ukrainian drones attacked Omsk, Russian troops launched a massive strike on Kyiv last night, using dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones.
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