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Jul 6, 2026

Ukrainian drones strike Russia's largest oil refinery in Western Siberia, 2,500km from the border

Ukraine's military conducted one of its deepest strikes into Russian territory since the full-scale invasion, hitting the ELOU-AVT-11 primary oil processing unit at Russia's largest oil refinery in Omsk, Western Siberia. The attack comes as Russia continues missile and drone strikes on Ukraine that killed at least 19 people in Kyiv.

Jul 6, 2026·3 sources
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  • ▪The Slavneft-Yanos refinery is located approximately 700 kilometers from the Ukraine border and is one of Russia's five largest oil refineries.
  • ▪Alongside the Baltic Sea gas facility, Ukrainian forces targeted the deployment point of a Russian missile brigade in the Leningrad region on July 6, 2026.
  • ▪The attack on the Omsk refinery was allegedly carried out by new FP-1 drones built by the Ukrainian firm Fire Point, which can travel up to 2,700 kilometers.

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Russia-Ukraine warEnergy security & geopoliticsDrone warfareOil marketMilitary operations in Iran

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