Drones Hit Russia’s Strategic Fuel Reserve Depot in Rybinsk, 700 km From Ukraine

Long-range drones struck a fuel storage facility in the city of Rybinsk, Russia’s Yaroslavl region, overnight on June 14, triggering a fire at a site used to store strategic state fuel reserves.

According to Russian officials, eyewitness footage, and reports by Astra and Exilenova+, the strike targeted the Temp fuel storage complex in Rybinsk. Operated by Russia’s Federal Agency for State Reserves (Rosrezerv), the facility stores strategic fuel and petroleum reserves intended for use during wartime, major emergencies, and national crises.

Videos published by Exilenova+ showed a large fire and thick smoke rising from the facility following the attack. Russian authorities reported a drone threat in the region during the night and later imposed temporary traffic restrictions on a section of the highway leading from Yaroslavl toward Moscow.

According to Astra, the facility occupies a key position within Russia’s fuel distribution network. Located on the Volga River system and connected to major railway routes, the storage base serves as an important logistics hub for fuel transportation and reserve storage in Russia’s northeastern European regions.

The complex contains more than 60 fuel storage tanks, including large 5,000-cubic-meter reservoirs. The site is located approximately 700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.

Earlier, on June 13, Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) struck the Crimea Titan plant in occupied Armyansk, which SBS Commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi described as Eastern Europe’s largest titanium production facility and a supplier to Russia’s defense industry. According to Brovdi, the strike caused confirmed damage, triggered a fire, and suspended production at the site.

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