Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Bashneft oil refinery, Kyiv source says

Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa, causing explosions and a fire, a source in Ukraine's SBU security service told Reuters on Saturday. (X/@jurgen_nauditt)

• “This is the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month,” the source said

KYIV: Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa, causing explosions and a fire, a source in Ukraine’s SBU security service told Reuters on Saturday.

Strike on Bashneft refinery in Ufa, AVT-5 unit was damaged, - CyberBoroshno

AVT unit is the primary oil refining unit, which is key in the production process, and without which further processing is impossible. pic.twitter.com/1Zc5EP4nqJ

— MAKS 25 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) October 11, 2025

“This is the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month — 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation,” the source said.