Ukrainian Forces Hit Strategic Yaroslavl Refinery and Russian Air Defense Systems

The General Staff confirmed a fire at one of Russia’s top refineries and the destruction of high-end air defense systems and military trains in occupied territories. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied A fire at the Slavneft-YANOS refinery following the attack by Ukrainian drones on the night of April 26. (Photo be Exilenova+/Telegram) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google The Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a series of high-precision strikes between April 25 and the early hours of Sunday, April 26, targeting a major oil refinery deep inside Russia and critical air defense assets in occupied territories. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported a significant fire at the Yaroslavl refinery (Slavneft-YANOS) following a successful drone strike. The facility is a strategic asset for the Kremlin, processing approximately 15 million tons of oil annually. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Its production of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel is vital for the Russian military’s logistics and its central industrial regions. Andriy Kovalenko, Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, earlier released footage confirming the impact on the site. Simultaneously, Ukrainian units struck Russian military trains in the Menchuhove and Kelerivka areas of the occupied Donetsk region. The General Staff also confirmed the destruction of high-end Russian equipment from previous operations on April 24, including a Kasta-2E1 radar station in Melitopol and a Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile system in Mariupol. This campaign follows a week of systematic degradation of Russia’s military and economic infrastructure. On April 22, the Tuapse and Novokuibyshevsk refineries were forced to halt operations after coordinated strikes , with the Tuapse facility suffering what local observers called a “man-made disaster.” Other Topics of Interest Two Dead in Sumy Region as Russia Targets Dnipro Infrastructure in Nighttime Raid Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 124 drones overnight, but strikes in the Sumy region killed two civilians while a fire broke out at an infrastructure site in Dnipro. As Kyiv intensifies its long-range strikes – recently reaching as far as 1,800 km into the Ural Mountains – the focus on destroying air defense systems like the Pantsir-S1 and Kasta radar is seen by analysts as a prerequisite for further successful deep-strike operations against the aggressor’s industrial heartland. 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.