Overview

• An SBU source said long-range drones struck the Bashneft-UNPZ refinery in Ufa on Oct. 11, triggering explosions and a fire in the ELOU-AVT-6 unit.
• Black smoke was reported over the site and firefighting crews were dispatched, but the extent of damage and any casualties remain unverified.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces downed five fixed-wing Ukrainian drones over Bashkortostan that day, and regional officials have not confirmed damage.
• Ukrainian officials described this as the third deep strike in Bashkortostan in a month, targeting a major refining hub that supplies the Russian military.
• Separately, the Financial Times reported the U.S. has assisted Ukraine for months with targeting and flight planning for strikes on Russian energy sites, citing unnamed officials and without official confirmation.