Ukrainian FP-1 drones struck the Gazprom Neft oil refinery in Omsk, Siberia, on July 6 after flying roughly 2,500 km over more than 12 hours.

For more than four years, the inhabitants of Omsk, a Siberian city more than 2,250 kilometers east of Moscow, have watched the war against Ukraine from afar. This week they got a close-up view that has left many in shock.

Moscow’s new dilemma is how to protect a much bigger geographic area with limited air-defense capabilities.

On July 6, 2026, Russia’s most advanced fighter jets, the Su-57, were reportedly deployed over Omsk to defend the country’s largest oil refinery from a long-range Ukrainian drone attack. Despite the rare appearance of

Russia’s largest oil refinery, the Omsk facility, operated by Gazprom Neft, has been halted following a drone attack that struck the plant on July 6, according to industry sources. The attack, reportedly carried out by Ukrainian Special Operations Forces using long-range drones,

A criminal case has been opened in Omsk against a 26-year-old local resident for publicly justifying terrorism. This was announced on July 15 by Irina Rusnak, the official representative of the Federal Security Service of Russia for the Omsk region.

The Siberian city of Omsk is rich in history and architecture from its founding in the 18th century through the Russian civil war to the present. All photos by William Brumfield Omsk, currently a city of around 1 million, was founded in 1716 as a fort on ...

The Ukrainian drones flew for more than 12 hours before they tilted their wings and smashed into the oil refinery in the Siberian city of Omsk.