Key facts
- Ukraine conducted a drone attack on an oil refinery in Russia's Perm region on August 21, 2026.
- The refinery is located over 1,600 kilometers from the Ukraine-Russia border.
- President Zelenskyy stated the strike targeted Lukoil's Permnefteorgsintez facility.
- The attack also reportedly hit the Marinovka military air base in the Volgograd region.
- Russian authorities reported shooting down 16 drones over Perm, with one industrial facility damaged.
- No injuries were reported at the damaged facility.
Ukraine launched a drone attack on an oil refinery in Russia's Perm region, over 1,600 kilometers from the Ukraine-Russia border, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced. Zelenskyy stated that "last night, our deep strikes hit an oil refinery in Perm... and the Marinovka military air base in the Volgograd region," adding, "We continue, through our long-range sanctions, to bring the consequences of the war back to where it came from." Ukrainian media identified the targeted facility as Lukoil's Permnefteorgsintez crude processing plant, where a large fire reportedly broke out. Dmitry Makhonin, the governor of the Perm region, said on Telegram that Russian forces shot down 16 drones over the region, but one industrial facility was damaged with no injuries reported. This strike follows an earlier attack this week on a refinery owned by Rosneft in Russia's Bashkortostan region. Ukraine has been consistently targeting Russian oil refineries with drone attacks to disrupt fuel supplies to the front lines and reduce revenue for Moscow's war effort.