Ukraine Hits Russia’s Perm Refinery With Long-Range Drones

May 8 ------ Ukraine struck Russian oil refineries in Perm, around 1,500 km (932 miles) away from the border. Russian officials acknowledged attacks on industrial sites, while local media confirmed the oil refineries were hit. Ukrainian forces later claimed responsibility for the attack. Perm is located in the Ural Mountains, the range separating Europe and Asia within Russia. Its distance from Ukraine makes the strike one of Kyiv’s rarer long-range attacks deep inside Russian territory.

What was hit in Thursday’s attack on Perm?

Local officials said an “industrial facility” was hit, while two buildings were damaged. Analysts said the facility is likely an oil refinery, while the damaged building is located near a defense plant.

Dmitry Makhonin, the Perm region’s governor, wrote at around 11 a.m. Kyiv time that Ukrainian drones had struck. An enemy drone struck an industrial facility in the Perm region. All emergency services are on scene. There were no casualties. Several other drones were shot down. Emergency services are working at the crash site,” Makhonin said on Telegram. He later said an apartment building and an administrative building were also damaged, with no casualties.

Analysts from Astra, an independent Russian outlet, asserted that the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez LLC (PNOS) refinery was hit based on available footage. The outlet called the facility “one of Russia’s largest oil refineries” and “a key industrial facility in the region and one of the most technologically advanced in the country,” with Lukoil itself capable of processing “over 13 million tons of oil annually.”

Source: kyivpost.com