One of Russia’s largest refineries in Yaroslavl ablaze after Ukrainian drone strikes
Ukrainian General Staff reported strikes across Moscow region and said a Tu‑95 bomber was damaged at Engels air base.
Ukrainian drone strikes set fire to the Slavneft‑YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl on August 28, 2026, the Ukrainian General Staff said, in one of several attacks reported overnight that also affected Moscow and the surrounding Moscow Oblast.
Engels base hit and damage still being assessed
In a separate operation, Ukrainian forces damaged a Russian strategic heavy bomber, a Tu‑95, at the Engels air base in Saratov Oblast, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The General Staff added that the full extent of damage at the refinery is still being determined.
Early morning footage posted to the Telegram channel "Supernova+" showed at least two separate fires within the refinery complex. Social‑media posts and open‑source observers circulated images of multiple smoke plumes rising above the site.
The Yaroslavl plant, operated under the name Slavneft‑YANOS, has been hit eight times this year. The facility is among Russia’s five largest refineries and processes roughly 15 million tonnes of crude a year, producing gasoline, diesel, kerosene and other derivatives. One widely circulated post noted: "russia’s fuel crisis just got worse. One of russia’s five largest oil refineries — Yaroslavl — is burning after multiple drone strikes. ~300,000 barrels a day. Another hit to the russian war machine."
The latest assault killed one person and injured 27, officials said; some of the wounded were passengers on a bus struck by falling drone debris. Attacks with drones were also reported over Moscow and in the Moscow region, while Russian authorities said they had shot down two drones.
Fuel shortages linked to earlier strikes have widened into a new supply disruption this month, with reports that at least 30 regions have been affected. Retail chains tied to Gazprom Neft and Tatneft have already limited fuel sales in Moscow amid the disruption.
Photo: Skrinshot / Iks / Nova+
