Defense Forces strike two oil refineries in Yaroslavl and Ufa and Russian drone repeaters — General Staff reveals details
Kyiv • UNN
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the strike on the "Slavneft-YANOS" oil refinery in Yaroslavl and "Bashneft-Novoil" in Ufa, as well as on two repeaters for controlling drones. Fires broke out at the plants; the extent of the damage is being уточнюється.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the destruction of two oil refineries and control systems for the enemy’s attack UAVs, UNN reports.
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"On August 5 and during the night of August 6, 2026, as part of efforts to reduce the military and economic potential of the Russian aggressor, units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a number of important enemy facilities," the General Staff said in a statement.
During the night of August 6, the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl (Yaroslavl region, Russian Federation) was struck. A hit on the facility was recorded, followed by a fire on the premises of the enterprise — three fire outbreaks were confirmed
The extent of the damage is being clarified.
On August 5, the Bashneft-Novoil oil refinery in Ufa (Republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation) was struck. A hit on the facility was recorded, followed by a fire on the premises of the enterprise. According to preliminary information, a combined process unit and the L-35-11/1000 catalytic reforming unit were hit
The extent of the damage is being clarified.
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also confirmed the strike, stating that "Bashneft-Novoil" is one of the oil refineries of the "Ufa Refinery Group," located in the city of Ufa (Republic of Bashkortostan). Its designed primary refining capacity is approximately 7.1–7.3 million tonnes of oil per year.
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine clarified that "on August 6, Deep Strike units of the Special Operations Forces, in cooperation with the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Security Service of Ukraine and the Main Intelligence Directorate, struck the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery ("Slavneft-YANOS")." This was also confirmed by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. According to the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Slavneft-YANOS enterprise, with a designed capacity of 15 million tonnes of oil per year, is among the five largest oil refineries in the Russian Federation. The refinery specializes in deep oil processing and produces motor gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation kerosene, jet fuel, fuel oil and other petroleum products.
In addition, two ground-based repeaters used to control Geran/Gerbera-type attack UAVs were confirmed to have been struck in the areas of Zaliznyi Port in Kherson region and Olenivka (Autonomous Republic of Crimea). They were used by the enemy to ensure stable control of unmanned aerial vehicles