Ufa Oil Facility Burns After Ukrainian Drone Strike 1,400 Kilometers Inside Russia

Ukrainian strike drones hit an oil facility in the Russian city of Ufa, Bashkortostan, on the morning of July 8, sparking a fire at the site, according to OSINT community Exilenova+, which published photos and videos from the scene.

Residents also filmed what appeared to be a Ukrainian long-range Liutyi drone flying over the city.

Eyewitness footage showed thick black smoke rising from the area of the strike. To reach the target, Ukrainian drones traveled more than 1,400 kilometers.

It is not yet clear which specific facility was hit. Ufa’s oil refining cluster includes Bashneft-UNPZ, Bashneft-Novoil, and Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim, all of which are part of Russia’s Rosneft oil company.

The refineries produce Euro-4 and Euro-5 motor fuel, aviation kerosene, bitumen, and petrochemical components.

The Ufa production cluster is one of Russia’s largest oil refining hubs. It supplies fuel and lubricants both to the domestic market and to the Russian military, making it a high-value target in Ukraine’s expanding long-range strike campaign against Russia’s war economy.

Recently, Ukraine struck Russia’s biggest oil refinery in Omsk. With that strike, every one of Russia’s 11 largest oil refineries has now been hit. Ukrainian long-range drones have struck Russian oil refineries at least 194 times since the beginning of 2026, contributing to a growing fuel crisis inside Russia.

Earlier, reports emerged that the Omsk oil refinery, Russia’s largest, halted processing after a Ukrainian drone strike.

The strike landed on July 6. It ranked among Ukraine’s longest-range attacks of a war now in its fifth year. The plant, deep in Siberia, is Russia’s top gasoline producer, and its shutdown is likely to deepen nationwide fuel shortages.

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