{"id":1415389,"date":"2026-07-08T09:18:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/drones-hit-two-refineries-and-a-military-airfield-in-russia-causing-fires\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:18:49","slug":"drones-hit-two-refineries-and-a-military-airfield-in-russia-causing-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/drones-hit-two-refineries-and-a-military-airfield-in-russia-causing-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"Drones hit two refineries and a military airfield in Russia, causing fires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On the night of Wednesday, July 8, drones attacked several strategic facilities in Russia. Two oil refineries, a military airfield in the Voronezh region, and two tankers in the Taganrog Bay were hit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This is reported by Russian Telegram channels, OSINT analysts, and ASTRA.<\/p>\n<p> One of the main targets was the Saratov oil refinery, known as &#8220;Cracking&#8221;. After a series of explosions, eyewitnesses published footage of a large-scale fire on the territory of the enterprise. Later, OSINT researchers confirmed that the fire originated on the territory of the refinery.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1415389-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/original-1.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/original-1.mp4\">https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/original-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> The authorities of the Saratov region confirmed the attack, but traditionally did not report the damage to the plant.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Civil infrastructure facilities have been damaged,&#8221; said Saratov Region Governor Roman Busargin.<\/p>\n<p> Another large-scale attack took place in Tatarstan. Explosions were heard in the Nizhny Kamsk region, where one of the largest industrial centers of Russian petrochemicals is located.<\/p>\n<p> According to OSINT sources, drones could have attacked several enterprises at once, including the TANEKO oil refining complex, the TAIF-NK plant, and the petrochemical giant Nizhnekamskneftekhim. Videos of drone flights, explosions, and fires in the industrial zone have been shared online. There is currently no official confirmation of the destruction of the enterprises.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 352px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1415389-2\" width=\"352\" height=\"640\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/original.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/original.mp4\">https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/original.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> The attack in the Voronezh region was no less high-profile. Based on the results of the analysis of photos and videos released by eyewitnesses, ASTRA analysts concluded that a fire broke out on the territory of the Borisoglebsk military airfield after the strike.<\/p>\n<p> It is at this airport that the Su-34, Su-35S, and Su-30SM fighters are based, and one of the main training centers for pilots of the Russian Aerospace Forces also operates.<\/p>\n<p> In addition, drones attacked the Taganrog Bay at night. Acting Governor of Rostov Region Yuri Slyusar reported damage to two tankers heading to Rostov-on-Don.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Two tankers were damaged in the Taganrog Bay. The vessels were empty, so a spill of oil products was avoided,&#8221; Slyusar said.<\/p>\n<p> According to him, one of the crew was evacuated, and two people received minor injuries. They did not require hospitalization.<\/p>\n<p> A Russian official also claims that air defense forces allegedly shot down about 70 drones over the Rostov region overnight. There is no independent confirmation of this information.<\/p>\n<p> The Russian authorities have not yet commented on the extent of damage to the attacked industrial and military facilities. At the same time, new photos and videos of the consequences of the night attack continue to appear on the Internet.<\/p>\n<p> As reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/ponad-2-5-tysiachi-kilometriv-vid-kordonu-ukrainski-drony-vpershe-atakuvaly-omskyy-npz\/\">Ukrainian drones first attacked the Omsk Oil Refinery<\/a> , which is the largest enterprise of its kind in Russia. After the strike, a fire broke out on the territory of the plant, while the Russian authorities announced the operation of air defense.<\/p>\n<p> Later, after the attack by Ukrainian drones<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/omskyy-npz-prypynyv-robotu-pislia-ataky-ukrainskykh-bezpilotnykiv-reuters\/\">, the Omsk Oil Refinery (REF) stopped operating.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the night of Wednesday, July 8, drones attacked several strategic facilities in Russia. Two oil refineries, a military airfield in the Voronezh region, and two tankers in the Taganrog Bay were hit. This is reported by Russian Telegram channels, OSINT analysts, and ASTRA. One of the main targets was the Saratov oil refinery, known [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":1415382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76874],"class_list":["post-1415389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-war"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1415389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1415389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1415389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1415382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1415389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1415389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}