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  "id": 27986,
  "title": "SBU drones strike three Russian refineries nearly 1,000 miles from Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/sbu-drones-strike-three-russian-refineries-nearly-1-000-miles-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-01T13:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/sbu-drones-strike-three-russian-oil-refineries-nearly-1-000-miles-from-ukraine-50629058.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 1, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) drones launched an attack on three oil refineries in Ufa, Russia, according to the agency's reports. Ufa serves as the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan. The targeted refineries included Bashneft-UNPZ, Bashneft-Novoil, and Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim, all part of the large Bashneft oil-refining cluster. These facilities are situated approximately 994 miles (1,600 kilometers) from the Ukrainian border. The SBU indicated that the refineries possess the capacity to process over 23 million metric tons of crude oil each year, with the output encompassing gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, lubricants, and other products crucial for the Russian military's fuel needs. Additionally, the SBU disclosed that its drones targeted three Podlet-K1 and one Kasta-2E2 radar systems in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. These radar systems are employed to detect aerial threats. Reports of explosions and a fire near an oil refinery in Ufa surfaced earlier on August 1.",
  "summary": "Long-range drones operated by Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck infrastructure at three oil refineries in Ufa, Russia, on Aug. 1, the agency reported.",
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