Ukrainian drones strike Novy Urengoy and Purovsky gas plants deep in Siberia
On 9 September, Ukrainian drones struck two major Gazprom-group gas condensate plants in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — the Novy Urengoy plant and the Purovsky plant. Ukraine's Special Operations Forces described it as the deepest strike into Russian territory since the start of the full-scale war. A fire broke out at the Novy Urengoy facility, with pressure being released via flare stacks; no casualties were reported.
Key points
- On 9 September, units of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) Deep Strike hit the Novy Urengoy and Purovsky gas condensate plants in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
- SSO described the strike as the deepest into Russian territory during the full-scale war, with drones covering more than 3,000 kilometres to reach the targets.
- Ukraine's General Staff confirmed the strike on the Novy Urengoy condensate preparation plant (ZPKT) and said the extent of damage was being clarified.
- The Novy Urengoy ZPKT, part of the Gazprom group, has a design capacity of about 19.5 million tonnes of raw material per year; the Purovsky plant processed 13.4 million tonnes of gas condensate in 2025.
- A fire broke out at an industrial facility in Novy Urengoy; governor Dmitry Artyukhov said drone debris caused the fire and reported no casualties. Video showed a flare burning as pressure was released from the plant's system.
- Russian presidential envoy to the Urals Federal District Artem Zhoga said a Ukrainian drone attempted to attack a fuel-and-energy facility in Yamal, without naming the target.
- The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug accounts for roughly 80% of Russian gas production; a missile-danger alert was first declared there at the end of May 2026.
Why it matters
The strike hit two Gazprom-group gas condensate plants in a region that produces roughly 80% of Russia's gas, more than 3,000 kilometres from Ukraine. By reaching an area of Siberia previously considered a safe rear, it demonstrated a new scale of Ukrainian long-range drone capability. The attack caused a fire and visible flare burning at Novy Urengoy but no reported casualties, and the operational impact on the plants was still being assessed.
What happened
On 9 September, units of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) Deep Strike struck two Gazprom-group facilities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug: the Novy Urengoy condensate preparation plant (ZPKT) and the Purovsky gas condensate plant. The Novy Urengoy ZPKT, located about 2,800–3,300 km from the Ukrainian border, has a design capacity of approximately 19.5 million tonnes of raw material per year. The Purovsky plant processed 13.4 million tonnes of gas condensate in 2025. Ukrainian defence company Fire Point claimed its FP-1 drones covered more than 3,000 km in what it called a new strike-range record.
A fire broke out at the Novy Urengoy facility, and monitoring channels posted video of a flare burning as pressure was released from the plant's system. Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Dmitry Artyukhov confirmed that drone debris fell on one of the city's industrial facilities, causing the fire, and said there were no casualties. Russian presidential envoy to the Urals Federal District Artem Zhoga said a Ukrainian drone attempted to attack a fuel-and-energy complex facility in Yamal without specifying the target. Ukraine's General Staff confirmed the strike on the Novy Urengoy ZPKT and said the extent of damage was being clarified. SSO described the operation as the deepest strike into Russian territory since the start of the full-scale war.
Where reporting differs
The distance from the Ukrainian border to the Novy Urengoy plant is reported inconsistently across sources: approximately 2,800 km, over 3,000 km, about 3,200 km, or over 3,300 km. Fire Point separately claimed the drones covered over 3,200 km in one statement and over 3,300 km in another.
Background
The Novy Urengoy plant (ZPKT) is a Gazprom-group facility with a design capacity of about 19.5 million tonnes of raw material per year, located in the centre of the Urengoy field and receiving additional feedstock via the Yamburg–Urengoy and Zapolyarnoye–Novy Urengoy condensate pipelines. The Purovsky plant processed 13.4 million tonnes of gas condensate in 2025. Prior to this attack, the most distant previous target struck by Ukraine was reported as the Omsk oil refinery, hit on 6 July at approximately 2,500 km from the Ukrainian border. A missile-danger alert was first declared in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug at the end of May 2026 since the start of the full-scale invasion. Monitoring Telegram channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+ reported the attack and posted video of the fire and flare.