On the night of Friday, Ukrainian drones struck several Russian regions. According to local authorities, the targets included an oil refinery in Perm — roughly 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian-Russian border. This was reported on September 25 by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ).
Perm, Ulyanovsk, Rostov, and Voronezh
According to data cited by FAZ, referencing the Ukrainian publication The Kyiv Independent and eyewitness accounts, a fire broke out at the refinery in Perm. A strike on an electronic components plant in Ulyanovsk is also reported: Governor Alexey Russkikh stated that eight people were injured, including a child.
In Rostov Oblast, the attack damaged a refinery in Novoshakhtinsk; the facility temporarily suspended operations, and according to Governor Yuri Slyusar, air defense shot down about 50 drones. In Voronezh Oblast, a rubber plant was damaged; four people were injured, and air defense allegedly destroyed 88 drones. These figures have not been independently confirmed.
Broader context of the nighttime strikes
The Russian side generally reports at least one death and numerous injuries as a result of the nighttime attacks. In recent months, Ukraine has been intensifying strikes on oil and logistics infrastructure deep inside Russia, while Russia continues massive attacks on Ukrainian cities.
- The Perm refinery is one of the most distant declared targets of the night;
- strikes on industrial facilities in several regions were recorded in parallel;
- all statements by the warring parties should be treated with caution absent independent verification.
This material was prepared based on a FAZ report dated September 25, 2026; the text is retold in our own words in Ukrainian, without verbatim copying of the German original.