Overview

• Ukraine’s General Staff said drones struck the ELOU‑AVT‑6 unit at Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat in Bashkortostan, igniting a fire at a plant that processes up to 10 million tons a year and produces liquid rocket fuel.
• The military reported fires and damage at the Kuzmichi‑1 and Zenzevatka oil pumping stations in Russia’s Volgograd region and a hit on a UAV production site in Valuyki, and confirmed a Sept. 22 strike that partially shut the Astrakhan gas processing plant.
• Russian attacks over the past day killed at least seven people and injured at least 41 across multiple Ukrainian regions, as the Air Force reported 152 drones launched overnight and 126 intercepted.
• Russian officials said Ukrainian drones struck central Novorossiysk in daylight, leaving at least two dead and several injured, damaging the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s office, and prompting a local state of emergency with flight and maritime restrictions in the area.
• Moscow authorities reported dozens of inbound Ukrainian drones shot down and temporary flight halts at Sheremetyevo, while Ukraine said Russia used Iskander missiles to hit a training ground, causing casualties.