NASA FIRMS
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Ukrainian drones hit Tolyattikauchuk chemical plant in Russia, triggering major fire
Ukrainian drones attacked the Tolyattikauchuk petrochemical complex in Tolyatti, Samara region, late on October 23 into early October 24, 2026. A major fire broke out on the plant's territory, and industrial infrastructure was damaged. Tolyatti's mayor said there were no casualties or injuries.
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Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian missile-fuel and launch-complex facilities overnight
On the night of 9 October 2026, Ukraine's Defence Forces struck Russian facilities tied to missile launches and rocket-fuel production, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. Three missile-related targets were confirmed hit: a branch of the Barmin Research Institute of Launch Complexes near Dalneye Konstantinovo-5 in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, the Centre for Elimination of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles near Surovatikha in the same oblast, and the Redkino Research Plant in Tver Oblast. Fires broke out at the Redkino plant; the regional governor said no workers were hurt. Reports also describe simultaneous drone strikes on an oil depot north of Belgorod, the Ukhta refinery in the Komi Republic, and sites in Kaluga Oblast.
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Drones strike Russian Shahed launch base in Oryol Oblast, Ukraine's Defence Ministry confirms
Drones attacked the Tsymbulove UAV launch base in Russia's Oryol Oblast overnight on 3 October, with NASA FIRMS satellite monitoring detecting fire hotspots at the facility from around 01:33. Ukraine's Ministry of Defence officially confirmed the strike in its weekly recap video, framing it as a hit on a Shahed launch site. The same night saw a separate large-scale drone attack on Kaluga Oblast.
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Ukraine hits Volgograd oil refinery and Samara Transneft hub in overnight drone strikes
On the night of October 2, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck oil infrastructure in Russia's Volgograd and Samara oblasts, hitting the Lukoil-Volgograd oil refinery and the LVDS "Samara" Transneft dispatch station. Ukraine's General Staff confirmed both strikes, and President Volodymyr Zelensky described them as a fair response to Russian escalation. The attacks came despite US pressure on Kyiv to halt strikes on Russian oil facilities.
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Ukrainian drones strike Russian naval base and fuel-oil terminal in Novorossiysk
In the night of September 8–9, 2026, Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian naval base and the Novorossiysk Mazut Terminal in Krasnodar Krai. The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed the strike on the base and reported fires on its territory and at the seaport's fuel-oil terminal, as well as explosions in ship basing areas. Mayor of Novorossiysk Andriy Kravchenko confirmed drone debris fell on enterprise territories and near a residential building; the governor of Krasnodar Krai later reported 4 killed and 29 injured.