UAV event in Orsk, Orsknefteorgsintez Refinery area, Russian Federation on Wed 29th April 2026

The Russian authorities announced a drone attack on facilities in the cities of Orsk in the Orenburg region and Perm in the Perm region, which are more than 1,500-1,800 km from the border with Ukraine. Public media write about a fire at the Orsknefteorgsintez refinery, and LUKOIL-Permneftoorgsintez could also have been under attack.

Source : Mayor of Orsk Artem Vorobyov , Governor of Perm Krai Dmitry Makhonin , Rosaviatsia and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Telegram, Russian Telegram channel Astra

Details: Vorobyov reported on the "danger of a UAV attack on the territory of the city" and urged residents "not to go outside and not to approach the windows."

Rosaviatsia has introduced temporary restrictions on the reception and release of aircraft at the Orsk airport and a number of other cities in the Russian Federation.

According to Astra, in Orsk, drones attacked the Orsknefteorgsintez refinery, one of the largest oil refineries in Russia.

PJSC "Orsknaftoorgsintez" is part of the ForteInvest holding, which belongs to Mikhail Gutseriyev's Safmar group, and processes about 6 million tons of oil per year. The enterprise produces gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, bitumen, aviation kerosene and other petroleum products.

Astra notes that this refinery plays an important role in supplying the Urals and Volga regions with petroleum products, in addition, part of the production is exported. Orsknaftoorgsintez was already under attack in October and November 2025.

The Governor of the Perm Territory Dmitry Makhonin also announced the attack on the region.

"Today, a hostile drone flew over one of the industrial sites in the Perm Municipal District. Workers were evacuated. There were no injuries. A fire broke out at the facility. Emergency and rescue services are working at the scene," Makhonin wrote.

Astra, citing local residents, writes that a huge number of ambulances and fire trucks arrived in the area of ​​the village of Bashkultaevo, which is 15 km from Perm.

On the line between the city of Perm and Bashkultaevo is located one of the largest and most high-tech oil refineries in Russia, LUKOIL-Permnaftoorgsintez.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, overnight air defense systems allegedly intercepted and destroyed 98 Ukrainian UAVs over the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov, Saratov regions of the Russian Federation and temporarily occupied Crimea.