Ukraine hits oil sites 1,300 km inside Russia a day after Kyiv resets its deep-strike target list
Overnight strikes on Yaroslavl and Udmurtia landed hours after Zelensky and Ukraine's new command team updated the priority list for a campaign that has flown more than 1,000 missions into Russia this year.
Overnight strikes on Yaroslavl and Udmurtia landed hours after Zelensky and Ukraine's new command team updated the priority list for a campaign that has flown more than 1,000 missions into Russia this year.
Ukrainian long-range drones struck oil facilities in Russia's Yaroslavl region and the Udmurt Republic, about 1,300 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, and an export terminal in the Rostov region roughly 250 kilometers from the front overnight, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday, Caliber.az reported.
Monitoring channels placed one strike in Yaroslavl's industrial zone, home to the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery, and authorities closed a road toward Moscow after the attack, Charter97 wrote. In Udmurtia, governor Alexander Brechalov said air defenses were repelling "the largest attack on the republic's facilities in recent times." Monitoring channels put hits near the Horizont oil depot in Sarapul. Russia's Defense Ministry claimed 276 Ukrainian drones destroyed overnight. None of the strike damage has been independently confirmed.
The strikes landed hours after a command decision. Zelensky met Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi, acting Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara and General Staff chief Ihor Skybiuk on July 26 and left with an updated priority target list for what he calls "long-range sanctions," per the Kyiv Independent. Ukraine has flown more than 1,000 deep-strike missions since January, he said. Strike range now runs past 3,000 kilometers.
On July 25, drones set fire to the Antipinsky refinery in Tyumen, some 2,000 kilometers out; the privately owned plant processes about 151,000 barrels a day for western Siberia and the Urals, per Bloomberg. Strikes since July 18 have idled more than 10 logistics hubs tied to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer. Fuel rationing has reached several Russian regions.
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Subscribe Free →Most Russian air defense sits massed around Moscow, government residences, the Crimean Bridge and St. Petersburg, Zelensky said, and Ukrainian drones have already reached the Urals and Siberia. Russia marked Navy Day on July 26 without its St. Petersburg parade, canceled for a second straight year; Defense Ministry sources told the local outlet Fontanka that no orders to organize it ever came, the Kyiv Independent noted.
Kyiv says it ranked the new targets by their real impact on Russia's ability to keep fighting. Zelensky is scheduled to take that case to Washington on Tuesday, when he meets Trump, according to Bloomberg.
Frequently Asked Questions
What did Ukraine strike overnight on July 27?
Per President Zelensky's statement reported by Caliber.az, drones hit oil facilities in the Yaroslavl region and the Udmurt Republic, about 1,300 km from Ukraine's border, plus an export terminal in the Rostov region roughly 250 km from the front.
What is Ukraine's new deep-strike target list?
At a July 26 meeting with his top commanders, Zelensky updated the priority list for long-range strikes, ranked by each site's impact on Russia's ability to sustain the war, per the Kyiv Independent. The specific targets were not disclosed.
How far can Ukrainian drones reach?
Zelensky said Ukraine can now strike targets more than 3,000 km away and is working to extend that range further, per the Kyiv Independent. The July 25 strike on the Antipinsky refinery in Tyumen traveled roughly 2,000 km.
What does Russia say about the attacks?
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses destroyed 276 Ukrainian drones overnight, and Udmurtia's governor said the republic faced its largest attack of recent times, per Charter97. Damage claims on both sides remain unverified.
Why does the campaign matter beyond the fires?
The strikes have spread fuel rationing across Russian regions, halted Wildberries logistics hubs, and pushed Russia to cancel the St. Petersburg Navy Day parade for a second year, per Bloomberg and the Kyiv Independent.
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