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Strikes on targets in Russia — July 2026

72 strikes · 50 objects · nights with strikes: 25

Strikes: 72

Targets: 50

Nights with strikes: 25

Refineries hit: 13

Their capacity: 154.3 Mt/yr

The chronicle records 72 strikes on 50 objects in July 2026, 13 of them refineries.

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31 Jul 2026

Volgograd — Refinery — Night of 31 July: military intelligence and the Defence Forces struck the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery, starting a large fire. From 31 July the plant halted crude processing entirely: the AVT-1 unit (40% of refinery capacity) and AVT-6 (32%) both went down.
Volgograd — Logistics warehouse — dronesNight of 31 July: on the same night as the refinery strike, drones set the Wildberries logistics centre in the Dzerzhinsky district of Volgograd alight; the company moved intake and dispatch to other sites.
Zelenodolsk — Logistics warehouse — Night of 31 July: logistics hit in Zelenodolsk - Wildberries warehouses burned and an Ozon sorting centre was evacuated.
Nizhnekamsk — Refinery — dronesNight of 31 July: a large drone attack on Tatarstan - the Nizhnekamsk refinery was struck; regional authorities said air defence repelled the raid.

30 Jul 2026

Taman (terminal) — Depot / arsenal — Night of 30 July: a strike on the oil terminal of the port of Taman (Volna settlement, Temryuk district) - twelve 5,000-tonne tanks burned out and the fire covered more than 17,000 square metres; four people were injured, three of them hospitalised.
Tankers «NISSOS SIFNOS» / «MARATHI» (CPC) — Night of 30 July: two tankers were struck at the CPC marine terminal near Novorossiysk - the NISSOS SIFNOS caught fire while loading at the SPM-3 offshore mooring, and the MARATHI was attacked six miles from the terminal. Oil loading was suspended.

29 Jul 2026

Perm — Refinery — dronesNight of 29 July: SBU drones hit the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez refinery (over 13 million tonnes a year) - the primary crude unit was on fire; the governor confirmed a strike on an “industrial enterprise”.
Ryazan — Refinery — dronesNight 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.

28 Jul 2026

Koledino — Logistics warehouse — Night of 28 July: more than 390 drones flew at Moscow and the region - at Koledino near Podolsk an 18,300 square metre warehouse of the logistics company 3PL burned down, right beside the Wildberries distribution hub.

27 Jul 2026

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).
Rostov-on-Don — Depot / arsenal — dronesNight 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.

25 Jul 2026

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.
Tyumen — Refinery — dronesNight 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).

24 Jul 2026

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.
Saratov — Refinery — Night of 24 July: strike on the Saratov refinery (confirmed by Zelensky); per Reuters, the plant halted processing.
Simferopol — Logistics warehouse — Night of 24 July: strike on the Wildberries sorting center in Simferopol (occupied Crimea) — evacuation, fire.
Tver — Logistics warehouse — dronesNight of 24 July: drone strike on a Wildberries warehouse in Tver — a fire at the logistics complex.
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

Voronezh — Logistics warehouse — dronesNight of 23 July: drone strike on a Wildberries warehouse in Voronezh — the roof of the warehouse complex was damaged.
Novospasskoye — Refinery — dronesNight 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.

22 Jul 2026

Armavir — Depot / arsenal — dronesNight 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 — dronesNight of 22 July: drone strike on Wildberries facilities in Krasnodar — a fire at the warehouse.
Nevinnomyssk — Logistics warehouse — dronesNight of 22 July: drone strike on a Wildberries facility in Nevinnomyssk (Stavropol Krai) — a fire at the warehouse.

21 Jul 2026

Domodedovo — Logistics warehouse — Night of 21 July: strike on the Yuzhnye Vorota logistics park near Belye Stolby (Domodedovo, Moscow Oblast) — warehouse buildings destroyed.
Sheskharis (Novorossiysk) — Depot / arsenal — dronesNight of 21 July: drone strike on an oil depot in Novorossiysk (Sheskharis transshipment terminal) — fire and damage, casualties reported.

20 Jul 2026

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.
Podolsk — Depot / arsenal — dronesNight 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.
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).
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).

19 Jul 2026

Stavropol (depot) — Depot / arsenal — dronesNight 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.
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.

18 Jul 2026

Kotovsk — Logistics warehouse — dronesNight 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 — dronesNight 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.
Elektrostal — Logistics warehouse — dronesNight 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.

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

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.
Prymorsk (Zaporizhzhia) — Bridge — The road bridge near Prymorsk (occupied Zaporizhzhia region) was hit — a Russian military logistics route.
Chongar — Bridge — The Sivash railway bridge near Chongar (occupied Crimea) was hit — a hub of Russian military logistics.
«Louise 1» / «Banda» — naval dronesNight 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).
Shakhtarsk — Depot / arsenal — The Shakhtarsk oil depot (occupied Donetsk region) was hit; damage is being assessed, monitoring sources report a fire.

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

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.
Afipsky — Refinery — dronesDrones struck the Afipsky refinery in Krasnodar Krai — a fire started in the tank-farm area.
Salavat — Refinery — dronesSpecial 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.

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.
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.
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.

12 Jul 2026

Tankers (Jul 12) — dronesOvernight 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.
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.

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

Azov — Depot / arsenal — Strike on an oil depot in Azov: fire at fuel-storage tanks that also supply Crimea.
Tankers (Jul 10) — Another 13 vessels were hit (10 tankers); Russia halted shipping on the Volga-Don Canal.
Ilsky — Refinery — dronesDrones struck the Ilsky refinery in Krasnodar Krai (overnight into 10 July), starting a fire.
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.
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.
Stavropol (depot) — Depot / arsenal — dronesStrike on an oil depot near Mikhaylovsk (Vyazniki area, Stavropol Krai): a fire broke out at the fuel-storage site (reportedly Lukoil-linked).

8 Jul 2026

Tankers (Jul 8) — dronesNight 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

Tankers (Jul 6) — Start of the operation against the shadow fleet: tankers «Kapitan Barmin» and «Sanar-3» were hit.
Omsk — Refinery — dronesDrones attacked Gazprom Neft's Omsk refinery.
Yaroslavl — Refinery — New attack on the Yaroslavl refinery.

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