Overview

• A Ukrainian security service source told BBC Ukrainian that drones hit the Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa, with Ukrainian outlets reporting a fire at a crude processing unit and visible black smoke.
• Russia’s defense ministry said air defenses downed five Ukrainian drones over Bashkortostan on Saturday, and authorities did not confirm damage at the refinery as Ufa’s airport was briefly closed for safety.
• Governors in Smolensk and Voronezh announced a drone-attack danger and said air-defense systems were active, urging residents to stay away from windows and avoid filming intercepts.
• Border regions reported casualties and damage attributed to Ukrainian drones: Belgorod authorities said two civilians were injured, while Kursk’s governor reported multiple injuries and one death in separate FPV and UAV strikes.
• Local officials in Donetsk and Gorlovka reported infrastructure damage and civilian injuries from Ukrainian UAV attacks, and Ukraine’s digital ministry map showed fresh air-raid alerts across several oblasts.