Ukrainian Drones Hit Lukoil's Refinery in Russia's Perm Region, Deep Inside the Country

Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery owned by Lukoil in Russia's Perm region, more than 1,600 kilometers from the Ukraine Russia border, in a drone attack on the night of Thursday, August 20, 2026 (29 Mordad 1405). Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X that the strike hit Lukoil's Permnefteorgsintez refinery and also targeted the Marinovka military air base in Russia's Volgograd region.

According to Ukrainian media, the strike sparked a large fire at the refinery. Perm region governor Dmitry Makhonin said on his Telegram channel that Russian forces shot down 16 drones over the region, but one industrial facility was damaged, with no casualties reported. The strike came hours after a Ukrainian drone attack on a Rosneft owned refinery in Russia's Bashkortostan region. Russia has been struggling with gasoline and diesel shortages for more than three months amid Ukraine's repeated strikes on its refineries.