Ukraine says drones hit Russia’s gas heartland over 3,000 km from its border—a wartime record
Manufacturer Fire Point identified the drones as FP-1s. Ukrainian analysts said one strike hit equipment used in plastics production.
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces claimed that a September 9th operation targeted two gas processing plants located in the Siberian Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, more than 3,000 kilometers from Ukraine's border. The attack struck the Purovsky and Novy Urengoy plants, which are vital to Russia's fuel and petrochemical industries.
Ukrainian authorities reported this as the deepest strike of the war, as the drones involved traveled farther than any previous operation. Fire Point, the Ukrainian manufacturer of the FP-1 drones used, identified the Novy Urengoy plant as the target and stated the distance to be over 3,200 kilometers. However, Russian authorities have not confirmed these details.
The attack caused a fire at an industrial facility in Novy Urengoy, though no injuries were reported. The plant's annual design capacity, as identified by Fire Point, is up to 19.5 million metric tons of raw material. The strike's impact on Russia's production remains uncertain, and Ukrainian officials have not disclosed whether production has been disrupted.
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