Russia's Perm oil station struck for 2nd straight day by Ukrainian drones, SBU confirms

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

At least two fuel storage tanks caught fire at an oil pumping station in Russia's Perm Krai following a drone attack on April 30, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) confirmed, after reports from local media and Telegram channels.

Independent Telegram news channel, Exilenova Plus, reported that there was fire damage to between two and three storage tanks at the facility, which is operated by Transneft.

Later in the day, the SBU confirmed that the Lukoilpermnaftoorgsintez refinery, located over 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) from Ukrainian-held territory, was struck for the second day in a row by the agency's Alpha special forces unit.

"According to preliminary information, the AVT-4 unit at the refinery, a key node for primary oil processing, was hit," the SBU report said.

"As a result of the impact, the vacuum and atmospheric rectification columns caught fire. Their damage effectively puts the unit out of operation."

The strike follows a separate Ukrainian drone attack on the same Perm facility on April 29, with long-range drones targeting the station in an operation carried out by the Alpha special forces unit.

Each tank at the station can hold up to 50,000 cubic meters of oil, or roughly 314,000 barrels, making the strike potentially significant for fuel storage and transport operations.

The Perm station is a major oil transit hub used for receiving, storing, and pumping crude through Russia’s main pipeline network.

Located in Russia's Perm Krai, east of Moscow near the Ural Mountains, the facility forms part of the broader infrastructure network that handles a significant share of Russia’s domestic oil flows.

Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russian oil infrastructure in recent months in an effort to disrupt military fuel supplies and weaken one of the Kremlin’s key sources of wartime revenue.