SBU Hits Perm Oil Refinery for Third Time in Russia

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it struck the Permnefteorgsintez oil refinery and a nearby pumping station in Russia for the third time. The facilities, located over 1,500 km from Ukraine, are key to Russia’s fuel supply and military logistics. The attack caused fires and damage to critical infrastructure, according to officials. Make us preferred on Google Flip Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied (For illustrative purposes) This photograph, taken on Nov. 14, 2025, shows razor wire in the foreground and the logo of Lukoil on a fuel storage tank at Rosenets Port terminal near the city of Burgas on the Black Sea coast. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said on Friday, May 8, that it struck a major oil refinery and a pumping station in the Russian city of Perm, more than 1,500 km (930 miles) from the Ukrainian border. According to the SBU , the strikes were carried out by the agency’s special operations units as part of tasks set by President Volodymyr Zelensky. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Drones targeted the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez refinery and the Perm oil pumping station, both key elements of Russia’s energy infrastructure. The agency said the refinery was hit for the third time, with a fire reported at a primary oil processing unit. A storage tank at the pumping station was also damaged. The Permnefteorgsintez refinery is one of Russia’s largest, supplying fuel to both civilian sectors and the military. Ukraine struck Russian oil refineries in Perm, around 1,500 km (932 miles) away from the border, overnight on Thursday. The pumping station, operated by Transneft, is a strategic hub in Russia’s oil transport network, distributing crude in multiple directions. Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russia’s oil infrastructure as part of its long-range strike campaign. Ukraine’s defense ministry said it struck 14 refineries in Russia throughout April, including the Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Ufa (Republic of Bashkortostan), located about 1,400 km (870 miles) from the Ukrainian border, and the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in Kstovo (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast), roughly 800 km (497 miles) from the border. Other Topics of Interest Inside the Battle to Repair Chornobyl’s Damaged Confinement A Russian drone strike on Chornobyl’s New Safe Confinement destroyed its hermetic seal and ventilation system, sparking a two-week fire inside the cladding and raising fears of corrosion. EBRD officials warned Kyiv Post that delays in repairs could jeopardize the entire €2 billion structure. Kyiv said the goal is to curb Russia’s oil revenue, as global fuel prices surge due to supply disruptions from the war in Iran. Zelensky said the damage to Russian oil amounted to $7 billion thus far in 2026. The head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office previously hinted that the refinery strikes help consolidate Kyiv’s positions in peace talks with Moscow. According to the SBU, such strikes aim to disrupt fuel supplies, complicate military logistics, and force Moscow to divert resources to repairs. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.