Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s largest oil refinery on November 11 during an eight-hour attack.
Sustained drone fire targeted the Omsk refinery in Siberia, located about 2,500 kilometers from Ukraine’s eastern border, The Kyiv Independent reported. Air raid sirens sounded over the city for more than eight hours while airspace closed and mobile internet restrictions took effect. Emergency workers were dispatched to all sites impacted by falling drone debris, according to Omsk Governor Vitaly Khotsenko.
Omsk Governor Vitaly Khotsenko urged residents to remain indoors during the strikes, according to The Kyiv Independent. Residents reported a fire near the facility and blackouts in several districts following the explosions.
The state-owned Gazprom facility processes over 21 million metric tons of crude per year, accounting for one out of every six liters of Russian gasoline and diesel. Ukrainian forces previously struck the plant in July and October.
No remote controls, no comms: the Defence Forces strike drone control posts On 10 November and during the night of 11 November, units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine focused their strikes on the “brains” of the russian army – the posts from which the enemy controls its drones… pic.twitter.com/ETPbQo9BMM
Blazes Visible From Estonia
Simultaneously, a separate drone attack struck the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga in Leningrad Oblast, igniting a fire visible from neighboring Estonia. ERR correspondent Dmitry Fedotkin reported from Ida-Viru County that orange flames flickered across the Baltic Sea from Narva, Sinimäe, and Sillamäe.
Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said that three workers were injured in the port fire, Reuters news agency reported. The Estonian Defense Forces issued air threat warnings across eight counties as falling drones, knocked off course by Russian jamming, crossed into regional airspace. Petersburg.
Drones Strike Infrastructure as Peace Talks Continue Without Breakthrough
The coordinated infrastructure strikes occurred as Ukraine and Russia exchanged hundreds of cross-border drones overnight. The Russian Defense Ministry said that air defense forces downed at least 627 craft over 22 regions, including Moscow and occupied Crimea. Two people died in a drone attack in the western Russian region of Smolensk.
Concurrently, trilateral U.S.-Ukraine-Russia peace talks concluded their second day in Abu Dhabi without a breakthrough announcement. “broader formats for further work involving the Europeans,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing the initial discussions as constructive and substantive while addressing prisoner exchanges and security guarantees.
A Night of Fire on the Baltic: Defence Forces Strike Oil Infrastructure at Ust-Luga Port Ust-Luga is one of russia’s key ports on the Baltic Sea, located in the Leningrad region. russian oil and petroleum products are exported through its terminals, generating revenue that funds… pic.twitter.com/7nfqgwXZMQ
