Chronicle of drone strikes on Russian targets
140 strikes · 74 targets · data as of 29 Jul 2026
29 Jul 2026
- Ryazan — Refinery — Night of 29 July: drone strike on the Ryazan refinery (RNPK, ~17 Mt/year - a top-5 Russian plant, ~5% of national refining) - a direct hit and a large fire on the plant grounds (confirmed by Ukraine's General Staff and President Zelensky).
- Ryazan — Logistics warehouse — Night of 29 July: strike on the large Wildberries sorting complex (Tyushevskoy) near Ryazan - fire; the company temporarily suspended the warehouse's operations.
27 Jul 2026
- Rostov-on-Don — Depot / arsenal — Night of 27 July: drone strike on the oil export terminal in Rostov-on-Don — a hit and fire (confirmed by Ukraine's General Staff and President Zelensky).
- Yaroslavl — Refinery — Night of 27 July: drone attack on the Yaroslavl refinery (Slavneft-YANOS, ~15 Mt/year) — fire in the industrial zone; the Moscow exit road was closed and the airport suspended flights.
- Kambarka — Depot / arsenal — Night of 27 July: the 'most massive attack' on Udmurtia — strike on the strategic Rosreserv oil depot 'Prioritet' (formerly 'Gorizont'), Borok village, Kambarka district (~2,000 km from the border).
25 Jul 2026
- Tyumen — Refinery — Night of 25 July: drone strike on the Tyumen refinery (Antipinsky, ~9 Mt/year — Russia's largest independent refinery and the only operating one in the Urals; ~2,000 km from the border). Secondary processing units damaged (a 2.6 Mt/yr diesel hydrotreater and a high-octane gasoline unit) — the plant fully halted crude processing (Reuters, The Moscow Times).
- Rostov-on-Don — Depot / arsenal — Night of 25 July: strike on oil facilities in Rostov-on-Don (a POL depot and a fuel-oil terminal at the port); damage, oil traces found on the Taganrog Bay shore.
24 Jul 2026
- Saratov — Refinery — Night of 24 July: strike on the Saratov refinery (confirmed by Zelensky); per Reuters, the plant halted processing.
- Saint Petersburg — Logistics warehouse — Night of 24 July: strikes on Wildberries warehouses in St. Petersburg — Shushary and the Utkina Zavod industrial zone (Leningrad Oblast); large fires, helicopters firefighting.
- Tver — Logistics warehouse — Night of 24 July: drone strike on a Wildberries warehouse in Tver — a fire at the logistics complex.
- Simferopol — Logistics warehouse — Night of 24 July: strike on the Wildberries sorting center in Simferopol (occupied Crimea) — evacuation, fire.
- Tankers (Jul 24), CPC area — Night of 24 July: per the Ukrainian General Staff — 6 tankers hit in the Black Sea; oil loading at the CPC (KTK) terminal near Novorossiysk was suspended.
23 Jul 2026
- Novospasskoye — Refinery — Night of 23 July: drone strike on the «NS-Oil» refinery in Novospasskoye (Ulyanovsk Oblast, ~650 km from the border) — a large fire at the plant (capacity ~0.6 Mt/year).
- Novospasskoye — Depot / arsenal — Night of 23 July: besides the refinery, an oil depot in Novospasskoye (Ulyanovsk Oblast) was also struck — a fire at the fuel-storage site.
- Subkhankulovo — Depot / arsenal — Night of 23 July: strike on the «Subkhankulovo» pipeline station (Transneft-Ural system, Bashkortostan) — a tank caught fire, a column of black smoke.
- Voronezh — Logistics warehouse — Night of 23 July: drone strike on a Wildberries warehouse in Voronezh — the roof of the warehouse complex was damaged.
22 Jul 2026
- Armavir — Depot / arsenal — Night of 22 July: at least 16 drones struck the oil depot in Armavir (Krasnodar Krai) — a large fire at the fuel-storage site.
- Krasnodar — Logistics warehouse — Night of 22 July: drone strike on Wildberries facilities in Krasnodar — a fire at the warehouse.
- Nevinnomyssk — Logistics warehouse — Night of 22 July: drone strike on a Wildberries facility in Nevinnomyssk (Stavropol Krai) — a fire at the warehouse.
21 Jul 2026
- Sheskharis (Novorossiysk) — Depot / arsenal — Night of 21 July: drone strike on an oil depot in Novorossiysk (Sheskharis transshipment terminal) — fire and damage, casualties reported.
- Domodedovo — Logistics warehouse — Night of 21 July: strike on the Yuzhnye Vorota logistics park near Belye Stolby (Domodedovo, Moscow Oblast) — warehouse buildings destroyed.
20 Jul 2026
- Tankers (Jul 20), «NELSA» at CPC — Night of 20 July: per the Ukrainian General Staff — strikes on ~12 tankers; in the Black Sea the tanker «NELSA» was hit again at the CPC (KTK) terminal near Novorossiysk (struck while loading).
- Krasnaya Zarya (Tver) — Depot / arsenal — Night of 20 July: repeat strike on the «Krasnaya Zarya» oil depot in Tver Oblast (~520 km from the border) — a fire at the fuel-storage site.
- Stavropol (depot) — Depot / arsenal — Night of 20 July: repeat strike on an oil depot in Stavropol Krai — a large fire at the storage site (>500 km from the border).
- Podolsk — Depot / arsenal — Night of 20 July: drone strike on the oil depot in Podolsk (Moscow Oblast) — a fire at the fuel-storage site.
- Podolsk — Logistics warehouse — Night of 20 July: strikes on Wildberries sorting terminals in Moscow Oblast (three sites, including Podolsk) — fires at the warehouses.
19 Jul 2026
- Tankers «ASIA» / «NISSOS IOS» (CPC) — Night of 19 July: Ukrainian forces hit the tankers «ASIA» and «NISSOS IOS» near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in the Black Sea; a floating crane and a tug were also reported hit.
- «Svetlyak» (Project 10410) — Night of 19 July: the patrol ship «Svetlyak» (Project 10410) was hit in the Black Sea.
- Stavropol (depot) — Depot / arsenal — Night of 19 July: drone strike on an oil depot in Stavropol Krai — a fire at the fuel-storage site; a state of emergency was declared.
18 Jul 2026
- Elektrostal — Logistics warehouse — Night of 18 July: long-range drone strike on the Wildberries logistics centre in Elektrostal (Moscow Oblast) — the retailer's second-largest by order volume; a fire broke out, evacuation, dozens injured.
- Kotovsk — Logistics warehouse — Night of 18 July: drone strike on the Wildberries logistics complex in Kotovsk (Tambov Oblast) — a large fire at the warehouse; local authorities reported seven workers killed.
- Noginsk — Depot / arsenal — Night of 18 July: drone strike on the oil depot in Noginsk (Moscow Oblast) — a fire at the fuel-storage site (24 tanks, ~11,500 m³); residents and a maternity hospital evacuated.
17 Jul 2026
- Kerch — Depot / arsenal — Night of 17 July: in Kerch (occupied Crimea), per the Ukrainian General Staff, the «TES-Terminal-1» oil terminal and a POL (fuel) depot were hit — a fire at the fuel-storage facilities is reported.
- Kerch — Train / rail — Night of 17 July: strike on the Kerch railway hub (occupied Crimea) — reported fires on the tracks and near the station; one of the occupiers' key logistics nodes.
16 Jul 2026
- Chongar — Bridge — The Sivash railway bridge near Chongar (occupied Crimea) was hit — a hub of Russian military logistics.
- Prymorsk (Zaporizhzhia) — Bridge — The road bridge near Prymorsk (occupied Zaporizhzhia region) was hit — a Russian military logistics route.
- Shakhtarsk — Depot / arsenal — The Shakhtarsk oil depot (occupied Donetsk region) was hit; damage is being assessed, monitoring sources report a fire.
- Tankers and tugs (16 Jul) — Night of July 16: six tankers and two tugboats hit in the Black and Azov seas — carrying Russian oil and petroleum products.
- «Louise 1» / «Banda» — Night of July 16: SBU and Navy sea drones hit the Russian shadow-fleet tankers «Louise 1» and «Banda» in the Black Sea (carrying Urals crude in circumvention of sanctions).
15 Jul 2026
- Tankers (Jul 15) — The operation moved to the Black Sea: 20 shadow-fleet vessels hit (17 oil tankers, 2 gas carriers, a tug). Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert 'Madyar' Brovdi: 'Now — the Black Sea.' Azov total over 9 days — 116 vessels.
14 Jul 2026
- Salavat — Refinery — Special Operations Forces drones struck Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat in Bashkortostan — one of Russia's largest refineries; the AVT-6 unit was damaged and fires broke out.
- Afipsky — Refinery — Drones struck the Afipsky refinery in Krasnodar Krai — a fire started in the tank-farm area.
- Tankers (Jul 14) — Overnight strike on the shadow fleet in the Sea of Azov: 11 vessels hit (5 tankers, 5 dry-cargo ships, a tug). Cumulative over 9 days — 116 vessels.
13 Jul 2026
- Tankers (Jul 13) — Overnight strike on the shadow fleet in the Sea of Azov: 15 vessels hit (7 tankers, 5 dry-cargo ships, a ferry, 2 tugs). Cumulative over 8 days — 105 vessels.
- Stavropol (depot) — Depot / arsenal — Repeat strike on an oil depot near Vyazniki (Shpakovsky district): at least two tanks detonated, a large sustained fire — the second depot hit in the area within a week.
- Port Kavkaz — Depot / arsenal — Strike on the Port Kavkaz transshipment complex (~3 Mt/year) and its railway station: a tank-farm fire; the port is Russia's 5th by cargo turnover and a ferry link to Crimea.
12 Jul 2026
- Syzran — Refinery — Rosneft's Syzran refinery fully halted crude processing after a Ukrainian drone attack: the AVT-5 primary distillation unit was damaged and a fire broke out.
- Tankers (Jul 12) — Overnight long-range drone strike on the shadow fleet in the Sea of Azov: 14 vessels hit (10 tankers, 4 ferries). Cumulative since 6 July — 90 vessels.
11 Jul 2026
- Tankers (Jul 11) — Night strike: 28 vessels (21 tankers and 7 others); the cumulative total of the July 6–11 operation reached ~76 vessels.
10 Jul 2026
- Tankers (Jul 10) — Another 13 vessels were hit (10 tankers); Russia halted shipping on the Volga-Don Canal.
- Ilsky — Refinery — Drones struck the Ilsky refinery in Krasnodar Krai (overnight into 10 July), starting a fire.
- Azov — Depot / arsenal — Strike on an oil depot in Azov: fire at fuel-storage tanks that also supply Crimea.
- Taganrog (port) — Depot / arsenal — Strike on the Kurgannefteprodukt oil terminal at Taganrog seaport: transshipment of oil products onto Azov Sea vessels; a large fire, evacuation announced.
9 Jul 2026
- Tankers (Jul 9) — Another 14 vessels were hit, mostly shadow-fleet tankers carrying fuel for Crimea.
- Bataysk — Depot / arsenal — Strike on the Yug Rusi oil terminal near Bataysk: an export transshipment hub also supplying fuel to Russian forces in the south; a fire broke out.
- Stavropol (depot) — Depot / arsenal — Strike on an oil depot near Mikhaylovsk (Vyazniki area, Stavropol Krai): a fire broke out at the fuel-storage site (reportedly Lukoil-linked).
- Krasnaya Zarya (Tver) — Depot / arsenal — Strike on the Krasnaya Zarya oil depot in Tver Oblast (~520 km from the border): a fuel tank caught fire, extinguished by morning.
8 Jul 2026
- Tankers (Jul 8) — Night strike by long-range drones: 9 tankers; cumulative total over 72 hours — ~21 vessels.
- Saratov — Refinery — Rosneft's Saratov refinery halted processing from 8 July after a drone attack: its sole primary distillation unit was damaged.
- Ufa (pumping stn) — Depot / arsenal — Strike on the Cherkasy oil-pumping station (Transneft-Ural) near Ufa (~1,500 km): fire at the tank farm and process units.
7 Jul 2026
- Tankers (Jul 7) — About 8 shadow-fleet tankers were hit (up to 10 vessels), which had been delivering fuel to occupied Crimea.
6 Jul 2026
- Omsk — Refinery — Drones attacked Gazprom Neft's Omsk refinery.
- Yaroslavl — Refinery — New attack on the Yaroslavl refinery.
- Tankers (Jul 6) — Start of the operation against the shadow fleet: tankers «Kapitan Barmin» and «Sanar-3» were hit.
21 Jun 2026
- Crimean Bridge — Bridge — Strikes on logistics near the Crimean (Kerch) Bridge.
- Kerch — Depot / arsenal — Fire at an oil depot in the port of Kerch after an attack.
20 Jun 2026
- Tyumen — Refinery — Attack on the Antipinsky refinery near Tyumen.
12 Jun 2026
- Nizhnekamsk — Refinery — Strike on the TANECO complex (Tatarstan).
- Moscow — Refinery — Repeat strike on the Moscow refinery.
9 Jun 2026
- Chongar — Bridge — Repeat strike on the Chongar Bridge, traffic blocked.
7 Jun 2026
- Chongar — Bridge — Chongar Bridge, connecting Crimea with mainland Kherson region, was damaged.
21 May 2026
- Syzran — Refinery — Strike on the Syzran refinery (Samara Oblast).
17 May 2026
- Moscow — Refinery — Drone attack on the Moscow refinery in Kapotnya.
15 May 2026
- Ryazan — Refinery — Night attack: fire at the refinery, four people killed, «oil rain» over the city.
29 Apr 2026
- Perm — Refinery — Drones attacked Lukoil's Perm refinery.
16 Apr 2026
- Tuapse — Refinery — Series of attacks on the Tuapse refinery in spring 2026.
6 Apr 2026
- «Admiral Essen» — Frigate «Admiral Essen» received critical damage in Novorossiysk.
5 Apr 2026
- Kstovo — Refinery — Repeat strike on the refinery in Kstovo.
3 Apr 2026
- «Volgo-Balt 138» — Civilian cargo ship «Volgo-Balt 138» (carrying wheat) was attacked by drones on April 3 and sank on April 5, 2026; 1 person was killed and 2 went missing.
8 Mar 2026
- Kirishi — Refinery — Attack on the «Kinef» refinery in Kirishi.
24 Feb 2026
- Ryazan — Refinery — New strike on the Ryazan refinery.
12 Feb 2026
- Ukhta — Refinery — Attack on the refinery in Ukhta (Komi Republic).
11 Feb 2026
- Volgograd — Refinery — Strike on Lukoil's Volgograd refinery.
17 Dec 2025
- Slavyansk-on-Kuban — Refinery — Fire at the Slavyansk refinery (Krasnodar Krai).
12 Dec 2025
- Yaroslavl — Refinery — New attack on the Yaroslavl refinery.
6 Dec 2025
- Ryazan — Refinery — The 9th strike on the Ryazan refinery in 2025.
21 Nov 2025
- Saratov — Refinery — Strike on the Saratov refinery.
15 Nov 2025
- Ryazan — Refinery — Fire at the Ryazan refinery.
4 Nov 2025
- Kstovo — Refinery — Attack on the «Lukoil» refinery in Kstovo (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast).
23 Oct 2025
- Ryazan — Refinery — Another strike on the Ryazan refinery.
11 Oct 2025
- Ufa — Refinery — Drones attacked the Ufa refinery.
6 Oct 2025
- Tuapse — Refinery — Another attack on the Tuapse refinery.
4 Oct 2025
- Kirishi — Refinery — New strike on the refinery in Kirishi.
1 Oct 2025
- Yaroslavl — Refinery — Fire at the Yaroslavl refinery after a drone attack.
20 Sep 2025
- Novokuybyshevsk — Refinery — Repeat strike on the Novokuybyshevsk refinery.
18 Sep 2025
- Salavat — Refinery — Strike on the «Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat» complex.
14 Sep 2025
- Kirishi — Refinery — Attack on the «Kinef» refinery in Kirishi (Leningrad Oblast).
5 Sep 2025
- Ryazan — Refinery — Drones again attacked the Ryazan refinery.
30 Aug 2025
- Krasnodar — Refinery — Fire at the Krasnodar refinery.
20 Aug 2025
- Dzhankoi — Train / rail — Strike on a fuel train near Dzhankoi (occupied Crimea).
15 Aug 2025
- Tokmak — Train / rail — Fuel train derailment near Tokmak, disrupting supplies to the grouping in the south.
7 Aug 2025
- Afipsky — Refinery — New strike on the Afipsky refinery.
2 Aug 2025
- Ryazan — Refinery — Morning raid on refineries in Ryazan and Novokuybyshevsk.
- Novokuybyshevsk — Refinery — Strike on the Novokuybyshevsk refinery (Samara Oblast).
25 Jun 2025
- Ufa — Refinery — Attack on the Ufa refinery, a unit caught fire.
14 Mar 2025
- Tuapse — Refinery — Another strike on the Tuapse refinery.
3 Mar 2025
- Ufa — Refinery — Drones attacked the Ufa refinery (Bashkortostan).
20 Feb 2025
- Ryazan — Refinery — Repeat attack on the Ryazan refinery.
10 Feb 2025
- Afipsky — Refinery — Fire at the Afipsky refinery (Krasnodar Krai).
24 Jan 2025
- Ryazan — Refinery — Strike on the Ryazan refinery, one of the largest in the country.
14 Dec 2024
- Ulyanovsk — Bridge — An explosion destroyed part of a railway bridge.
13 Dec 2024
- Krasnodar — Train / rail — Three locomotives disabled as a result of arson.
5 Dec 2024
- Bryansk — Train / rail — Fire at a locomotive depot, two mainline diesel locomotives damaged.
20 Oct 2024
- Dzerzhinsk — Plant / MIC — Attack on the Sverdlov plant, the largest producer of explosives (RDX/HMX).
7 Oct 2024
- Feodosia — Depot / arsenal — Major fire at an oil depot/oil terminal in Feodosia (occupied Crimea).
18 Sep 2024
- Toropets — Depot / arsenal — Massive strike on the 107th GRAU arsenal; series of detonations, seismic event of ~2.8.
2 Aug 2024
- «Rostov-on-Don» — Submarine «Rostov-on-Don» (Project 636.3) sunk by a repeat strike after repairs (previously heavily damaged on 13.09.2023).
22 Jul 2024
- Tuapse — Refinery — Fire at the Tuapse refinery after a drone attack.
6 Jun 2024
- Novoshakhtinsk — Refinery — New strike on the Novoshakhtinsk refinery in Rostov Oblast.
- «Saturn» — Harbor tug «Saturn» sunk by uncrewed surface vessels off the coast of Crimea.
19 May 2024
- «Kovrovets» — Minesweeper «Kovrovets» destroyed in Sevastopol.
- «Tsiklon» — Small missile ship «Tsiklon» (Project 22800 «Karakurt») sunk by an ATACMS strike, the first warship sunk by ATACMS (the same attack that destroyed «Kovrovets»).
17 May 2024
- Tuapse — Refinery — Repeat strike on the Tuapse refinery.
- Novorossiysk — Depot / arsenal — Fire at an oil depot near the port of Novorossiysk.
9 May 2024
- Salavat — Refinery — Fire at «Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat» after a drone raid.
2 Apr 2024
- Yelabuga — Plant / MIC — Attack on «Shahed» production workshops in the «Alabuga» SEZ.
- Nizhnekamsk — Refinery — Drones attacked the TANECO refinery (Nizhnekamsk industrial zone, Tatarstan).
24 Mar 2024
- «Yamal» / «Azov» — Large landing ships «Yamal» and «Azov» damaged in a strike on Sevastopol.
13 Mar 2024
- Novoshakhtinsk — Refinery — Drone strike on the Novoshakhtinsk refinery, operations suspended.
5 Mar 2024
- «Sergey Kotov» — Patrol ship «Sergey Kotov» sunk by Magura V5 drones in the Kerch Strait area (near Cape Takil).
14 Feb 2024
- «Caesar Kunikov» — Large landing ship «Caesar Kunikov» sunk off the southern coast of Crimea.
1 Feb 2024
- «Ivanovets» — Missile boat «Ivanovets» sunk by Magura V5 drones in Lake Donuzlav.
25 Jan 2024
- Tuapse — Refinery — Fire at a primary processing unit of a Rosneft refinery after a drone attack.
26 Dec 2023
- «Novocherkassk» — Large landing ship «Novocherkassk» destroyed in the port of Feodosia.
4 Nov 2023
- «Askold» — The newest corvette «Askold» was damaged at the «Zaliv» shipyard in Kerch.
13 Sep 2023
- «Rostov-on-Don» + «Minsk» — Strike on dry docks: submarine «Rostov-on-Don» and large landing ship «Minsk» destroyed.
4 Aug 2023
- «Olenegorsky Gornyak» — Large landing ship «Olenegorsky Gornyak» seriously damaged by a naval drone near Novorossiysk.
29 Oct 2022
- «Admiral Makarov» — Mass attack by uncrewed surface vessels on Sevastopol Bay; frigate «Admiral Makarov» reportedly damaged (the extent of damage is disputed).
17 Jun 2022
- «Vasily Bekh» — Rescue tug «Vasily Bekh» sunk near Zmiinyi Island.
14 Apr 2022
- «Moskva» — Cruiser «Moskva», flagship of the Black Sea Fleet; hit by two «Neptune» anti-ship missiles on April 13, sank while being towed on April 14, 2022, near Zmiinyi Island.
By target type
By region
- Altai Krai
- Bashkortostan
- Bryansk Oblast
- Vladimir Oblast
- Volgograd Oblast
- Voronezh Oblast
- Donetsk Oblast (Ukraine)
- Zaporizhzhia Oblast (Ukraine)
- Irkutsk Oblast
- Kemerovo Oblast
- Komi
- Krasnodar Krai
- Crimea (Ukraine)
- Leningrad Oblast
- Moscow
- Moscow Oblast
- Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
- Novosibirsk Oblast
- Omsk Oblast
- Perm Krai
- Rostov Oblast
- Ryazan Oblast
- Samara Oblast
- Saint Petersburg
- Saratov Oblast
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- Stavropol Krai
- Tambov Oblast
- Tatarstan
- Tver Oblast
- Tula Oblast
- Tyumen Oblast
- Udmurtia
- Ulyanovsk Oblast
- Khabarovsk Krai
- Kherson Oblast (Ukraine)
- Yaroslavl Oblast
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