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# Ukraine Claims Third Omsk Strike and Says Russia's Five Largest Refineries Have Been Hit Since Oct. 30
- URL: https://www.battlepolicy.com/ukraine-claims-third-omsk-strike-and-says-russias-five-largest-refineries-have-been-hit-since-oct-30/
- Published: 2026-11-12T12:47:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-12T12:47:26.000Z
- Description: Ukraine's General Staff listed damaged processing units at Kirishi and Saratov. For Omsk, Russia's largest refinery and almost 2,500 km from the front, it named none.
- Author: Marcus Schuler
- Tags: Ukraine, Russia, drones, #daily-brief, Omsk refinery, Gazprom Neft, Deep strike

*Ukraine's General Staff listed damaged processing units at Kirishi and Saratov. For Omsk, Russia's largest refinery and almost 2,500 km from the front, it named none.*

Ukrainian forces struck Russia's largest refinery at Omsk on Nov. 11 and started a fire almost 2,500 km from the front line, [Ukraine's General Staff](https://en.lb.ua/news/2026/11/12/49460%5Fgeneral%5Fstaff%5Fsince%5F30%5Foctober.html?ref=battlepolicy.com) said Nov. 12.

The [Special Operations Forces](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/11/12/8062494/?ref=battlepolicy.com) described the raid as their third strike on the Gazprom Neft plant, with drones flying nearly 3,000 km. They dated the earlier attacks to July 6, after which the plant halted processing, and Oct. 8.

Frequently Asked Questions

What did Ukraine claim about Omsk? 

Ukraine's General Staff said on Nov. 12 that its forces struck the Omsk refinery on Nov. 11 and that a fire broke out there. The Special Operations Forces said it was their third strike on the plant, after July 6 and Oct. 8, and that their drones flew nearly 3,000 km.

What have Russian officials confirmed? 

Omsk Governor Vitaly Khotsenko confirmed a drone attack and emergency work where debris fell, but named no facility. The drone alert lasted about eight hours, bne IntelliNews reported. Gazprom Neft had not commented and no halt had been reported when bne IntelliNews published its account.

How large is the Omsk refinery? 

It is Russia's largest. The plant, owned by Gazprom Neft, can process more than 21 million tonnes of crude a year at a refining depth of about 99%, according to Ukraine's General Staff. It makes one in six litres of Russian petrol and diesel meeting the K5 standard, Ukrainska Pravda wrote, citing official data.

Which refineries does Ukraine say it has hit since Oct. 30? 

Omsk, Kirishi, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod and Yaroslavl, which the General Staff called Russia's five largest, plus the smaller Novokuibyshevsk and Saratov plants. The bne IntelliNews ledger lists Nizhnekamsk's TANECO at 16 million tonnes a year, above Yaroslavl at 15 million.

What damage has been reported? 

For Kirishi, the General Staff listed an atmospheric distillation unit, an ELOU primary processing unit and two cooling units. For Saratov, it listed the only AVT-6 primary unit, two hydrotreatment units, pipelines and a 10,000-cubic-metre tank, and claimed operations halted. It named no damaged units at Omsk.

How many Russian refineries have been struck in total? 

The bne IntelliNews ledger counts 27 refineries hit in 216 dated strikes, seven of them so far in November, equal to October's total. The ledger, published before the General Staff claimed Omsk, records no refinery newly reported halted in November.

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Omsk Governor Vitaly Khotsenko confirmed an attack and emergency work where debris fell but named no facility. The drone alert ran from 15:40 to 23:46 local time, about eight hours, [bne IntelliNews](https://www.intellinews.com/missile-war-monitor-drones-attack-omsk-home-to-russia-s-largest-oil-refinery-as-russian-strike-on-chornomorsk-market-kills-three-484315/?ref=battlepolicy.com) reported. The Telegram channel Astra reported a fire near the refinery.

Gazprom Neft had not commented and no halt had been reported when bne published its account of the raid. The General Staff named no damaged units at Omsk.

The plant can process more than 21 million tonnes of crude a year at a refining depth of about 99%, according to the General Staff. It makes one in six litres of Russian petrol and diesel meeting the K5 standard, Ukrainska Pravda wrote, citing official data.

Since Oct. 30, Ukrainian strikes have reached Omsk, Kirishi, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod and Yaroslavl, which the General Staff called Russia's five largest refineries. The smaller Novokuibyshevsk and Saratov plants were also hit, it added. The bne ledger ranks them differently: it lists Nizhnekamsk's TANECO at 16 million tonnes a year, above Yaroslavl at 15 million.

At Kirishi, struck the night of Nov. 9, the General Staff listed damage to an atmospheric distillation unit, an ELOU primary processing unit and two cooling units. It put that plant's capacity at about 20 million tonnes a year.

At Saratov, struck Nov. 7, its list names the plant's only AVT-6 primary unit, two hydrotreatment units, pipelines and a 10,000-cubic-metre tank. Operations there have halted, the statement claimed. Saratov processes about 7 million tonnes a year.

The bne ledger counts 27 refineries hit in 216 dated strikes. Seven strikes so far in November equal October's total. Published before the General Staff claimed Omsk, the ledger records no refinery newly reported halted this month.

The General Staff has now published unit-level damage for Kirishi and Saratov and none for Omsk, the plant the SOF say their drones flew nearly 3,000 km to reach. Its statement said the Defense Forces will keep taking "systematic measures" to compel Russia to end the war.