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Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that Ukrainian attacks are causing damage to Russia's logistics and warehouse facilities and has ordered a program to rebuild them. Despite the damage, Putin insisted that the impact on the Russian economy is not critical.
Ukraine has launched drone attacks on two oil refineries located deep within Russian territory, causing significant damage and fires. This action marks a continued effort by Ukraine to target Russian energy infrastructure.
In Russia's Bashkortostan region, air raid sirens remain silent during enemy attacks despite increasing Ukrainian drone and missile strikes, with at least 36 warnings recorded since early 2026, according to Radio Free Europe.
Ukrainian forces continue to strike deep behind enemy lines, attacking the Salavat oil refinery in Bashkortostan, 1400 km from the contact line, as part of ongoing efforts against Russian oil processing infrastructure.
Ukrainian drones have launched attacks deep into Russian territory, striking the Afipsky Oil Refinery and a Gazprom petrochemical complex in Bashkortostan, causing fires and significant damage to key energy infrastructure.
Even Bashkortostan, a leading producer of diesel and gasoline in Russia, is experiencing the severe impact of the country's summer fuel supply crisis.
A Transneft oil transportation facility in Bashkortostan, Russia, has reportedly caught fire. The incident involves an oil storage or transport station.
Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces have reportedly struck a petrochemical plant in Sterlitamak, Russia's Bashkortostan region, which is known for producing aviation fuel and synthetic rubber.
A significant fire erupted at an oil refinery in Ufa, the capital of Russia's Bashkortostan region, following an alleged overnight drone attack.
Officials from the Indian Consulate General in Kazan were sent to assist the victims after the knife attack this weekend.
A former Ukrainian submarine commander who defected to Russia was killed in an explosion in Sevastopol, with unconfirmed reports identifying the victim as a Russian serviceman. This incident follows other Ukrainian military actions, including the destruction of a Russian command post and claims of damaging air defense systems in Crimea.
Ukrainian drones have reportedly struck oil refineries in the Yaroslavl and Bashkortostan regions of Russia, with authorities in the Tver region also reporting damage to a Wildberries warehouse.
Ukrainian forces have reportedly attacked the Subchanulovo oil pumping station in Bashkortostan, located 1200 km from the contact line.
Ukraine has launched drone attacks on Russian oil tankers and other vessels in the Black Sea, leading to a reported loss of one-third of Ukraine's Black Sea grain export capacity. These attacks come amidst ongoing Russian missile strikes that have killed several people in Odesa.
Ukraine launched drone attacks on Russian oil refineries in Bashkortostan and Krasnodar, causing fires and impacting oil processing. Additionally, Ukrainian forces claimed to have struck 11 more Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov overnight.
Russia has implemented a ban on diesel exports, citing domestic fuel shortages exacerbated by recent Ukrainian strikes on its refineries. This move aims to stabilize the internal market but is expected to impact global fuel prices.
Ukrainian forces successfully used drones to attack a Russian oil and chemical plant in Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan, and also struck targets in Crimea, damaging or destroying at least two radars.
A new wave of massive Russian air attacks across Ukraine during daylight hours has resulted in at least 10 deaths, according to Kyiv, which condemned the escalation. Moscow has also rejected a proposed energy truce for the Easter period.
Ukraine has confirmed attacks on Russia's key Baltic Sea oil port and the Bashkortostan oil refinery, leading to the suspension of oil and fuel exports as part of its strategy to weaken Russia's war economy.
Amina Shafikova, the Culture Minister of Bashkortostan, was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of corruption, facing bribery and fraud charges.
Several Russian regions were subjected to a massive drone attack overnight on August 13, with a refinery and a Wildberries warehouse catching fire in Bashkortostan, two people injured, and a power outage reported in Sevastopol.
Russian forces have launched multiple attacks across Ukraine, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure. Missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least nine people, while shelling and drone attacks in regions like Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Kherson, and Dnipropetrovsk have caused further deaths and injuries.
Drones struck the Subhankulovo oil pipeline facility in Bashkortostan, a critical component of Russia's Transneft system in the Urals, on the morning of July 23.
Ukrainian armed forces have reportedly struck Russia's largest oil refining plant, Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat in the Republic of Bashkortostan, with drones overnight on July 14.
Ukrainian drones successfully struck a Russian oil refinery in Bashkortostan, located 1400 kilometers from the border, causing a fire and disrupting operations. Satellite images revealed the aftermath of the attack on the Syzran Oil Refinery.
US authorities deported Zagir Mukhamedyarov, a 28-year-old Bashkortostan citizen who participated in Baymak protests and had sought political asylum, to Moldova after he spent two years in an immigrant detention center in Louisiana.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with Italian President Mattarella and Prime Minister Meloni in Rome to discuss security and continued support for Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukraine's air defense successfully downed numerous Russian missiles and drones amid ongoing combat clashes.
A Moscow court has sentenced German carnival sculptor Jacques Tilly to eight-and-a-half years in prison in absentia for creating carnival floats that depicted Russian President Vladimir Putin and Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill in sexual situations, which was deemed insulting.
Ukraine hits Russia's key Baltic Sea oil port, Bashkortostan oil refinery, General Staff confirms The Kyiv Independent