Drones reached the region with one of Russia's largest refineries again
On the morning of September 7, drones attacked the Perm Krai of the Russian Federation, where one of the largest Russian oil refineries is located. Air defense was operating in the region and civilian aviation flights were restricted. That same night in Chuvashia, a mobile communication tower was damaged after an attack, and in Sochi, the Rosneft oil depot, attacked a few days earlier, likely caught fire again.
Drones reached Perm
In the Perm Krai, a drone danger regime was declared in the morning. The regional ministry of territorial security subsequently confirmed that air defense forces were repelling a UAV attack. Astra also published photos and videos of drones over Perm received from local residents.
Due to the threat, temporary restrictions on receiving and departing aircraft were introduced at "Bolshoye Savino" airport. At the time of publication, there were no reports of damage to industrial facilities or casualties.
The "Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez" refinery is located in Perm, with a design primary processing capacity of about 13.1 million tons of oil per year. This is one of the largest refining facilities of the Lukoil group.
The facility had already been attacked on August 21. Then, according to OSINT analysis by Astra, a primary atmospheric-vacuum distillation unit at the plant might have been damaged. The Russian side did not officially confirm the extent of the damage.
Oil depot caught fire again in Sochi
A separate incident occurred in Sochi. According to Astra, on the night of September 7, the Adler oil depot of "Rosneft-Kubannefteprodukt" likely caught fire again. The outlet determined the probable location of the fire based on eyewitness footage.
At the same time, there were no reports of a new drone attack before the fire, and no air alert was declared in the city. The Russian authorities did not officially confirm the repeated fire at the facility, so the causes of the fire remain unknown.
This oil depot had already been attacked on the night of September 4. At that time, the oil depot "Lukoil-Yugnefteprodukt" in the federal territory of Sirius near Sochi also burned. Astra geolocated both facilities based on eyewitness footage.
After that attack, one of the two aircraft refueling operators at Sochi airport - a Rosneft structure - temporarily suspended operations. For some time, refueling of aircraft was carried out only by the Lukoil operator, as indicated by an international aviation notice for pilots.
Mobile communication tower damaged in Chuvashia
Another attack on the night before Monday was confirmed by the authorities of Chuvashia. The head of the republic, Oleg Nikolaev, announced the destruction of two drones.
According to preliminary data, a mobile communication tower was damaged as a result of the attack. There were no deaths or injuries, and emergency services were working on site.
Thus, the morning attack on September 7 covered several regions of the Russian Federation remote from the Ukrainian border at once. However, regarding Perm, the Russian authorities have so far only confirmed the operation of air defense, without reports of damage to the refinery or other industrial enterprises.
