Key facts
- Ukrainian drones targeted an export terminal in Russia's Rostov region and oil facilities in Yaroslavl and Udmurtia.
- The attack on the Rostov export terminal resulted in two deaths and five injuries.
- Russian officials reported a total of five fatalities, including a child, from the Rostov strikes.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the strikes, stating they aim to bring the war back to Russia.
- Drones also wounded 12 people, including two children, in the Belgorod region.
- Over the past three days, Ukrainian drones have hit 14 energy facilities in Russian-occupied Crimea.
Ukrainian forces conducted long-range drone strikes targeting Russia's energy infrastructure and an export terminal on July 27, 2026. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that an export terminal in the western Rostov region, approximately 250 kilometers from the front line, was hit. Additionally, oil facilities in the Yaroslavl region and the Udmurt Republic, located over 1,300 kilometers from Ukraine's border, were targeted. Russian officials reported that the strikes in Rostov resulted in five deaths, including a child, and set buildings ablaze. In the Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine, 12 people, including two children, were wounded by Ukrainian drones. Ukraine has intensified its retaliatory strikes on Russia, aiming to pressure Moscow and weaken its war capabilities. Over the past three days, Ukrainian drones have also struck 14 energy facilities in Russian-occupied Crimea. Meanwhile, Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least nine people in the past day, with casualties reported in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions.