Oil pumping station in Russia's Chuvashia Republic suspends operations after drone attack, SBU source says
Operations at the Tynogovato oil pumping station in Russia's Chuvash Republic have been suspended after being damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack overnight on Sept. 27, a source in Ukraine's Security Service told the Kyiv Independent.
Long-range drones of the SBU's Special Operations Center 'A' carried out the operation to target the station, which is located in the village of Kovar, 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from Ukraine, according to the source.
Russian governor Oleg Nikolaev said earlier on Sept. 27 that the station had suspended operations after a Ukrainian drone attack, sustaining minor damage. No casualties were reported, Nikolaev said.
The source said pumping station No. 1 was hit and caught fire, leading to a suspension of oil transportation through the station, the SBU source said.
"The SBU continues to 'impose sanctions' against the Russian oil sector, which brings the aggressor country superprofits that go towards the war against Ukraine. Work to reduce the amount of petrodollars in the Russian budget will continue," the source told the Kyiv Independent.
The Kyiv Independent could not verify the report.
Ukraine has routinely carried out attacks on Russian refineries, oil depots, and defense industry facilities to disrupt Moscow's ability to sustain its full-scale invasion.
According to the Financial Times, 16 of Russia's 38 oil refineries have been struck by Ukrainian drones since August 2025. The disruptions have limited Russia's refining capacity by over 1 million barrels per day, the research group Energy Aspects told FT, dropping exports to below pre-war levels.
