Ukrainian drone strike sparks fire at ‘industrial facility’ in Western Siberia, governor says

Ukrainian drones struck Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Governor Ruslan Kukharuk said.The drones hit an industrial facility in the Surgut district, where a fire broke out, he said.“Emergency services are working at the scene. Specialists are currently assessing the scale and nature of the damage caused. I am personally overseeing the situation,” the governor said. He did not provide further details, including which enterprise was hit.Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug lies more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from Ukraine.The Ukrainian monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+ says the Surgut Gas Condensate Stabilization Plant named after Viktor Chernomyrdin (a Gazprom subsidiary) was hit.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.