UAV

UAV event in Tambov, Michurinsk, Nikolskoye Linear Production and Dispatch Station area, Russian Federation on Tue 20th October 2026

20th October 2026

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According to updated information, the target of the Ukrainian long-range drone attack on Michurinsk, Tambov Oblast, is the Nikolskoye Linear Production and Dispatch Station, not the "Progress" Plant.

The Nikolskoye LPDS is a critical oil pumping station responsible for storing, blending, and pumping various oil products along different routes of the Druzhba pipeline network. A large fire is currently burning at the facility.

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Tambov ( Michurinsk, Nikolskoye Linear Production and Dispatch Station area )

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