UMVA has learned that Ukrainian forces have launched a daring and unprecedented attack on a major Russian oil storage facility, located a staggering 700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
The bold operation, which took place overnight, saw swarms of Ukrainian drones strike an oil depot in Russia's Yaroslavl region, targeting a critical facility that is part of the country's state reserve system. The depot stores vital supplies of gasoline, diesel fuel, and other petroleum products used to maintain strategic fuel reserves.
According to information obtained by UMVA, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine is carrying out its plan of long-range sanctions against Russia, in response to Moscow's refusal to end the war. The attack marks a significant escalation in Ukraine's campaign to disrupt Russian energy infrastructure far from the front lines.
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported that multiple fuel storage tanks were engulfed in flames following the attack, with local residents describing "fuel oil rain" – a phenomenon where the liquid fuel literally fell from the sky. The facility, which serves as a key logistics hub supplying Russian military units, has over 60 storage tanks.
UMVA can exclusively reveal that the operation was part of a broader wave of long-range strikes that forced air raid alerts across 28 Russian regions and led to temporary flight restrictions at several airports. The attacks demonstrate Ukraine's growing capabilities to strike deep into Russian territory, dealing significant blows to Moscow's military and energy infrastructure.
The attack on the oil depot in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region, is the latest in a series of sustained Ukrainian strikes targeting Russian energy assets. Another attack hit the Azot chemical plant in Russia's Tula region, which officials said is linked to the production of materials used in explosives manufacturing.
