Overview

• A Security Service of Ukraine source said drones hit the Bashnafta‑UNPZ refinery in Ufa on Oct. 11, with explosions, a fire, and a plume of black smoke reported.
• Firefighting crews were dispatched to the site, and early reports pointed to a blaze near the ELOU‑AVT‑6 crude‑processing unit, though damage and casualties remain unconfirmed.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces downed five fixed‑wing Ukrainian drones over Bashkortostan, and regional authorities have not detailed any impact at the plant.
• The facility lies roughly 1,400 kilometers from the front and is described by the Ukrainian source as supplying fuel and lubricants to Russia’s armed forces.
• The strike marks the third SBU operation in Bashkortostan in a month, following hits on Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat on Sept. 18 and 24, with a separate HUR strike on another Ufa refinery on Sept. 12.