Ukraine strikes two major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelenskyy-Trump meeting in Washington

Jul 29, 2026

Hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, Ukrainian forces launched long-range drone strikes hitting two of Russia's largest oil refineries in Perm and Ryazan. The targeted facilities have a combined annual capacity of 220 million barrels. During his U.S. visit, Zelenskyy also met with over 60 senators and Lockheed Martin executives to discuss joint weapons production, including Trump's offer to license domestic Ukrainian manufacturing of Patriot air defense missiles.

Russian oil refinery strikes

▪Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov stated that six people were hospitalized following a drone attack, and drone debris caused fires at unidentified industrial sites.
▪The targeted Russian oil refineries in Perm and Ryazan have a combined annual production capacity of around 220 million barrels of oil.
▪Ukrainian forces hit two of Russia's biggest oil refineries overnight on July 28-29, 2026, starting fires at a Lukoil refinery in the Perm region and a refinery in Ryazan.

Zelenskyy-Trump Washington meeting

▪U.S. officials agreed that presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Kyiv for a future diplomatic visit.
▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with more than 60 bipartisan U.S. senators in Washington to push for increased sanctions against Russia.
▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Donald Trump behind closed doors in Washington on July 28, 2026, to request vital military assistance.

U.S. weapons technology transfer

▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with representatives of Lockheed Martin to discuss joint weapons production and technology exchange.
▪U.S. President Donald Trump offered to grant Ukraine licenses to domestically manufacture Patriot air defense systems to counter Russian ballistic missiles.

Ukrainian drone warfare capabilities

▪The Russian Defense Ministry reported that its air defenses shot down 295 Ukrainian drones overnight on July 28-29, 2026, over multiple regions and occupied Crimea.
▪Ukraine claims to shoot down approximately 90 percent of incoming Russian drones using its own domestically developed interceptor drones.

Black Sea naval strikes

▪Ukrainian units struck 201 Russian vessels in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov over a three-week period preceding July 28, 2026.
▪Ukrainian forces carried out a long-range airstrike on July 25, 2026, hitting an Iranian cargo boat carrying military supplies to Russia in the Caspian Sea.