In brief: Ukraine’s SSO says it struck the Omsk Oil Refinery for the second time, with drones traveling nearly 3,000 km (1,864 miles). Russian outlet Astra reported a fire and growing queues at gas stations in Omsk, with the last attack recorded in July.

Oct. 8, 2026

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) said it has struck Russia’s Omsk Oil Refinery – located 2,500 kilometers (approximately 1,550 miles) from Ukraine – for the second time on Thursday.

“On Oct. 8, ‘Deep Strike’ units of the Special Operations Forces struck the refinery,” the SSO said in a Telegram report.

According to the report, drones traveled nearly 3,000 kilometers (approximately 1,860 miles) to reach their targets. The operation was conducted in coordination with the “Black Spark” (Chernaya Iskra) insurgent movement operating inside Russia.

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The Ukrainian military called the Omsk facility Russia’s largest, but Russian outlet Astra noted that other industry data indicate the Kirishi and Achinsk refineries may have higher processing capacities.

Omsk refinery is part of the Gazprom Neft group and processes more than 21 million tons of oil annually. The facility produces gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, and petrochemical products.

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After a modernization project completed in 2025, the refinery’s oil-processing depth reached 100%. In 2024, the plant produced more than 50 types of products, and all its fuel met the Euro-5 standard.

The company’s website says the refinery employs more than 3,300 people. It ranks among Russia’s 10 largest oil refineries. By some estimates, the Omsk refinery accounts for around 10% of Russia’s total oil processing.

Astra conducted its own analysis and reported that the Omsk Oil Refinery was on fire following the drone attack.

According to Astra, black smoke rose over the refinery after a drone alert in the Omsk region and reports of explosions from local residents.

The outlet’s open-source intelligence (OSINT) expert confirmed the fire by examining an eyewitness photo published by the Ukrainian Telegram channel Supernova+.

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Omsk Region Governor Vitaly Khotsenko said that one drone had “reached the northern industrial hub” without specifying what was hit.

Astra readers also reported that queues at gas stations in Omsk were growing.

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The Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ reported that the strike used modernized Ukrainian FP-1 long-range drones.

Ukraine’s July attack on Omsk

The SSO first struck the Omsk Oil Refinery on July 6, describing it as the deepest long-range strike carried out by Ukrainian forces since Russia launched its 2022 full-scale invasion.

The SSO then said the attack damaged critical equipment at the refinery, including the ELOU-AVT-11 primary crude oil processing unit, which it described as the plant’s most important installation. Ukraine’s General Staff said the ELOU-AVT-11 unit has a design capacity of 8.4 million tons of oil per year.

Without primary refining, the SSO said, the refinery’s other facilities have no raw materials to process.

The Ukrainian General Staff also confirmed the strike, saying the Omsk refinery was the last of Russia’s 11 largest gasoline producers to be targeted by Ukrainian forces. It said the facility plays a key role in supplying fuel to the Russian military, adding that the attack triggered a fire.

Khotsenko initially said Russian air defenses had shot down Ukrainian drones over the region and that the consequences were being assessed. However, photos and videos shared on social media showed a large fire at the refinery.

Khotsenko later acknowledged that several drones had reached Omsk’s northern industrial zone, though he did not identify the refinery as the target.

The July attack forced the refinery to halt oil processing and go offline for repairs, according to Kyiv.

In early October, Bloomberg reported that, analyzing the impact of strikes on the Omsk refinery and other Russian oil-processing facilities, Russian oil processing had fallen to its lowest level in more than two decades.

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