Ukraine damages Russia's Perm oil refinery in deep strike into Urals

A Ukrainian drone strike has halted operations at Russia's Perm oil refinery in the Urals region, according to Ukrainian military sources Wednesday.

The attack damaged equipment and caused fires at the Lukoil-operated facility, forcing shutdown of primary processing units. Repairs are expected to take an extended period. The strike demonstrates Ukraine's expanding capability to conduct long-range attacks deep into Russian territory, targeting critical energy infrastructure. Such operations have become central to Ukraine's strategy of degrading Russia's economic capacity to sustain its military operations.