Ukraine’s General Staff, Fire Point confirm strike on Russian refinery in Bashkortostan

On October 8, Ukraine's General Staff announced that Ukrainian forces had successfully struck the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refinery in Russia's Bashkortostan region. The facility, situated approximately 1,300 kilometers from Ukraine's borders, is one of Russia's largest oil refining and petrochemical complexes, with the capacity to process up to 10 million tons of hydrocarbons per year. The attack resulted in a fire at the oil processing plant, severely impacting its operations.

Ukrainian defense contractor Fire Point revealed that its FP-1 drones were utilized in the attack. The attack led to explosions in the Russian city of Salavat on the morning of October 8, as reported by local residents. Independent monitoring channels also confirmed that the refinery has been repeatedly targeted by drone attacks over the past year. September 2025 and July 2026 saw previous strikes, one of which damaged a primary processing unit and another that ignited a fire, halting oil refining at the facility.

The refinery's continuous attacks have caused significant disruptions, with additional fires reported following attacks on August 13.