Ukrainian drones strike Russias largest petrochemical plant deep in Tyumen Oblast

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Ukrainian drones strike Russias largest petrochemical plant deep in Tyumen Oblast
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Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s ZapSibNeftekhim petrochemical complex in Tobolsk, Tyumen Oblast, on Aug. 10, damaging its central gas fractionation unit, according to Ukraine’s General Staff and the ASTRA Telegram channel .
The facility, owned by SIBUR, is Russia’s largest petrochemical complex, processing oil byproducts to produce 2.5 million metric tons of polymers annually. The central gas fractionation unit converts liquid gas mixtures into raw materials for polyethylene and polypropylene . Tobolsk lies approximately 2,200 km from the Ukrainian border.
Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces, in coordination with the Chornaya Iskra resistance movement, claimed responsibility for the strike, stating drones traveled over 2,000 km to reach the target. Fires and destruction were reported at the complex, which produces materials used in Russia’s military-industrial sector .
Tyumen Oblast Governor Alexander Moor confirmed a fire at an industrial enterprise in the region after several drones crashed but did not initially name the facility . Later, the General Staff specified the Tobolskneftekhim plant as the target .
The attack followed a broader pattern of Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure. On Aug. 10, drones also targeted industrial facilities in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, where authorities reported 13 deaths and dozens injured . Overnight on Aug. 11, fires were reported at an oil refinery in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, and at a Wildberries logistics hub in Voronezh Oblast .
No casualties were reported at the ZapSibNeftekhim complex. The plant’s central gas fractionation unit was identified as the primary impact site in OSINT analysis by ASTRA .
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