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Ukrainian drones reportedly target Russian oil facility over 2,000 km away from front amid mass strike

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Ukrainian drones reportedly target Russian oil facility over 2,000 km away from front amid mass strike
A purported photo of the Antipinsky oil refinery in the Russian city of Tyumen in Siberia. Ukrainian drones reportedly targeted the refinery late on Oct. 6, 2025. No damage or casualties have been reported at this time. (ASTRA/Telegram)

Editor's note: The story was updated with additional details.

Ukrainian drones reportedly attacked the city of Tyumen in the Russian region of Siberia late on Oct. 6, local officials reported.

Officials from Russia's Tyumen Oblast claimed on Telegram that three Ukrainian drones were shot down over an "industrial facility" in the city, adding that no fire, casualties, or explosions occurred amid the attack.

Officials further claimed that the unspecified facility is operating "without interruption," following the attack.

Russian media Telegram channel Astra reported, citing local residents, that the intended target may have been the Antipinsky oil refinery, located in the south-east part of the city.

Local residents reported hearing explosions and seeing numerous fire trucks en route sometime between 8 pm and 9 pm local time.

Reacting to the attack, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said that no fire had occurred at the refinery.

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed it intercepted 184 Ukrainian drones overnight on Oct. 7, with the majority shot down over the Kursk, Belgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, and Voronezh oblasts.

The Kyiv Independent cannot independently verify the claims made by Russian officials.

Although it is likely that Ukrainian long-range drones were used, Ukraine's military has not yet commented on the attack.

Ukraine regularly strikes military targets deep within Russian territory in an effort to diminish Moscow's fighting power.

Kyiv has also increased its frequency of attacks on Russian oil refineries in recent months as it attempts to disrupt a driving economic force that fuels Russia's war chest.

Russia’s Tyumen Oblast, which lies over 2,060 km (1,280 miles), has previously served as a target of Ukrainian attacks. A source in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent on July 11 that the agency was behind an operation that caused an explosion on a major gas pipeline in the region.

According to the Financial Times, sixteen of Russia's 38 oil refineries have been hit since August 2025, forcing Russian diesel exports to drop to their lowest level since 2020.

Overnight on Oct. 6, Ukrainian drones struck the largest oil terminal in occupied Crimea, hitting the Feodosia oil terminal.

The ongoing strikes come as fuel shortages have continued to worsen across Russia. Late last month, Russian authorities introduced new measures in an attempt to stabilize domestic fuel supplies, including extending a ban on the export of gasoline as well as new limits on the export of diesel, marine fuel, and gasoil.

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Dmytro Basmat is a senior news editor for The Kyiv Independent. He previously worked in Canadian politics as a communications lead and spokesperson for a national political party, and as a communications assistant for a Canadian Member of Parliament. Basmat has a Master's degree in Political Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance from Toronto Metropolitan University.

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