05/12/2026

On May 12, explosions again rocked an oil refinery in the Russian city of 
Perm. A fire broke out at the site, and smoke billowed into the sky.

This was reported by the Exilenova+ channel, publishing photos from the scene. It is not yet known whether the explosions are related to the UAV attack.

What is known

“Explosions were also heard in Perm today. The distance from DKU is 1,500 km, recently UAVs have been flying there as if it were their home,” the report says.

Locals are recording a fire at the site of the explosion, and thick smoke is visible in the photo. It is currently unknown whether this is related to the UAV attack.

Supernova+ later reported that the explosions were not related to the UAV.

“Perm. Not a UAV,” the channel’s message says.

Previous explosions in Perm

It should be noted that explosions were heard in Perm, Russia, on  Thursday, May 7.  Ukrainian drones attacked the Perm production control station, smoke was rising at the site of the attack. The attack caused the last four oil tanks to explode. It was also reported that two energy facilities in the city were probably attacked at once. Apparently, in addition to the LVDS, the attack also hit the territory of the plant itself.

 Before that, on April 30, the Lukoil -Permneftoorgsintez oil refinery was attacked in Perm.  A fire broke out at the site, and thick white smoke rose into the sky. Later, it became known about another attack – on the Lukoil-Permneftoorgsintez plant.

The day before, on April 29, there were explosions again in Perm. They complained about an attack by the Defense Forces of Ukraine. Explosions could be heard in the city, after which a massive fire broke out.

Transneft was hit, a fire broke out. Exilenova+ noted that the Perm LPDS is on fire – a nodal station of the Transneft system,  responsible for pumping, storing, and distributing oil through main pipelines.

“Flows pass through the facility towards the Perm Refinery, other industrial centers and the export infrastructure of the Russian Federation. Then the raw materials  enter the general transportation system and can go to the ports of Primorsk, Ust-Luga, Novorossiysk and Tuapse,” the channel noted.

As OBOZ.UA reported, the SBU revealed details of the operation to destroy the refinery and oil pumping station in Perm. According to the special service, the operation was carried out by specialists from the Alpha Special Operations Center, fulfilling the tasks set by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

https://www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/novosti-rossii/u-rosijskij-permi-prolunav-vibuh-na-npz-i-spalahnula-potuzhna-pozhezha-scho-vidomo-foto.htm