Archive · 25 Jul 2026
Ukrainian drone strike hits Tyumen oil refinery
A Ukrainian drone strike hit an oil refinery in Tyumen, Russia, causing a fire.
This refinery is very far from Ukraine, over 2,000 kilometers away.
The attack is part of Ukraine's strategy to disrupt Russia's fuel supply and weaken its ability to wage war.
The refinery processes a lot of oil and produces gasoline and diesel.
Russian authorities are working to control the situation, but such attacks have been causing fuel shortages in Russia since May.
Ukraine sees these strikes as necessary, while Russia views them as illegal and harmful to its economy.
Ukrainian drone strike causes fire at Tyumen oil refinery in western Siberia.
Refinery is over 2,000 km from Ukraine, highlighting the reach of Kyiv's drone campaign.
Attack aims to disrupt Russia's domestic fuel market and undermine war efforts.
Refinery processes 6 million tons of crude annually, producing 0.5 million tons of gasoline and 2.5 million tons of diesel.
Russian authorities are working to control the situation, but similar attacks have caused fuel shortages since May.
- Who
- Ukrainian forces
- What
- Drone strike on Tyumen oil refinery
- When
- July 25
- Where
- Tyumen, Western Siberia, Russia
- Why
- To undermine Russia's war efforts and economic stability
Ukrainian Perspective
Russian Perspective
Legitimacy of Targeting Energy Infrastructure
Ukrainian Perspective
Ukraine views these strikes as a strategic necessity to undermine Russia's war efforts and economic stability.
Russian Perspective
Russia condemns such attacks as illegal and destructive, aiming to disrupt its domestic fuel market and economy.
- Location
- Tyumen, Western Siberia, Russia
- Distance from Ukraine
- 2,000 km (1,200 miles)
- Refinery Capacity
- 8 million metric tons per year
- Annual Crude Processed
- 6 million tons
- Gasoline Production
- 0.5 million tons
- Diesel Production
- 2.5 million tons
- Date of Attack
- July 25