Ukraine's Security Service strikes Russian Tu-95MS aircraft at Engels airfield
Photo: Tu-95MS missile carrier (Getty Images)
Ukraine struck an oil refinery in the Yaroslavl region of Russia, 1,000 kilometers from the front line, as well as a Tu-95MS missile carrier at the Engels airfield, according to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"Over the past day, warriors of our Defense Forces of Ukraine struck an oil refinery in the Yaroslavl region. The distance is 1,000 kilometers from the front line. There were also our just responses to Russia’s war in the Black Sea," the head of state notes.
The President also reports that fighters from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Alpha special forces unit struck a Russian Tu-95MS strategic missile carrier at the Engels airfield. He notes that it is precisely these types of aircraft that are carrying out strikes against Ukraine.
"I thank all our warriors for their accuracy! All of this is a response to their strikes. Russians must feel what their war is like," Zelenskyy emphasizes.
Over the past day, warriors of our Defense Forces of Ukraine struck an oil refinery in the Yaroslavl region. The distance is 1,000 kilometers from the front line. There were also our just responses to Russia’s war in the Black Sea.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 28, 2026
In Russia’s Engels, warriors of the Security… pic.twitter.com/SldN4i8JF4
Last night, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl region, Russia.
On August 26, following a Ukrainian drone attack, the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez (NORSI) oil refinery in Kstovo halted crude oil processing.
In addition, Ukrainian drones attacked the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. As a result of the strike, a unit for the joint processing of gas and gas condensate caught fire at the facility.
