Zelensky Says Ukrainian Drones Struck Russian Oil Refineries, Drone Depot, Military Targets

Ukrainian drones struck several Russian oil refineries, along with a storage and launch site for strike drones, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported, saying the strikes were part of Ukraine’s continued response to Russian attacks. “A refinery was hit in the Ryazan region. Our long-range forces were used against oil refineries in the Perm region and Tatarstan, and against a storage and launch site for strike drones in the Kursk region,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The Ryazan refinery is one of Russia’s largest oil-processing facilities, producing gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation kerosene, and other petroleum products, including supplies for the Russian military. On Sunday, Sept. 6, Ukrainian drones struck the refinery’s primary oil-processing facilities. The plant has a reported annual processing capacity of about 8.5 million tons. Ukrainian forces also struck the facility in late July. Fires were subsequently reported at the refinery and a Wildberries warehouse in Ryazan, with the regional governor confirming fires at industrial facilities. Zelensky also said Ukrainian forces had struck a Russian target in the Black Sea. The General Staff of Ukraine separately reported strikes on Russian military targets on Sept. 6 and overnight into Sept. 7, including a railway bridge, ammunition depot, and command posts. Other Topics of Interest FACT CHECK: Was Putin Telling the Truth About Some More Big Russian Victories in Ukraine? News Flash: The Russian leader was lying about Ukraine, again, and it’s easy to prove it. “In the Vladyslavivka area, in occupied Crimea, a railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal was hit,” the General Staff said. The bridge is used by Russian forces for military logistics. Ukrainian forces also struck Russian command posts in Nizhny Naholchyk and Dovzhansky in the Luhansk region, as well as Azovsky in the Zaporizhzhia region. In Perekop, Crimea, Ukrainian forces hit an automated technical reconnaissance post known as “Grenadier.” A Russian ammunition depot was also struck in the Teply district of the Luhansk region. “The extent of the damage is being clarified. Work on key enemy military targets continues,” the General Staff added. One killed in the Perm region Meanwhile, Perm Governor Dmitry Makhonin said Russian air defenses and mobile fire groups had shot down 27 Ukrainian drones over the region overnight. “Today, air defense forces and mobile fire groups repelled a massive attack by enemy drones. According to operational data, 27 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were shot down in the sky over the Perm region. Emergency services are working at the site of the debris,” Makhonin wrote on Telegram.He said the attack damaged an apartment building, killing one person and injuring four others.Possible fire at Sochi oil depotThe Russian outlet Astra initially reported that an oil depot in Sochi, which had been targeted by a drone attack on Sept. 4, may have caught fire again late on Sunday, Sept. 6.The report was based on a video published by the Ukrainian monitoring Telegram channel Supernova+. Astra later cited its own OSINT analysis as indicating a possible re-ignition at the Adler oil depot operated by Rosneft-Kubannefteprodukt. The depot is located in Sochi’s Adler district near Sochi International Airport, storing and supplying petroleum products.Local authorities did not officially report a fire at the facility. The reports came from Telegram channels, including Supernova+, and there was no official confirmation that the depot was burning. There were also no reports of a drone attack or air raid alert in the area before the fire was reported.Nevertheless, the Russian defense ministry said its forces had intercepted and destroyed 306 Ukrainian UAVs overnight. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.