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Ukraine Drone Strike Hits Lukoil Refinery, Sparks Fire

8/21/2026

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Ukraine's drone strike hit Lukoil’s Permnefteorgsintez refinery in Perm, igniting a large fire.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack also struck the Marinovka air base in Volgograd region.
Governor Dmitry Makhonin reported shooting down 16 drones and confirmed damage to the Perm refinery.
Ukraine previously struck a Rosneft-owned refinery in Bashkortostan, sparking a fire.
NASA’s FIRMS satellite detected a fire at the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai.

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Ukraine's drone strike hit Lukoil’s Permnefteorgsintez refinery in Perm, igniting a large fire.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack also struck the Marinovka air base in Volgograd region.
Governor Dmitry Makhonin reported shooting down 16 drones and confirmed damage to the Perm refinery.
Ukraine previously struck a Rosneft-owned refinery in Bashkortostan, sparking a fire.
NASA’s FIRMS satellite detected a fire at the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai.