Overview
- Perm, which reported strikes Wednesday, came under attack again Thursday, as Ukraine’s security service confirmed hits on Lukoil’s Permnefteorgsintez refinery and a nearby Transneft pumping station.
- Tuapse remains under a regional emergency after Tuesday’s confirmed Ukrainian strike ignited new fires at Rosneft’s Black Sea refinery, and large crews continue firefighting and coastal cleanup.
- Police detained an environmental reporter in Tuapse who was documenting the spill’s fallout, a move that highlights tighter controls on local reporting after the refinery fires.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed about 186 drones early Tuesday and 189 early Thursday across several regions, while alerts, school changes, and temporary airport closures spread across the Volga and Urals.
- Putin called the strikes terrorism as Zelensky said Ukraine will push for longer-range attacks, and Tuapse’s status as Russia’s only Black Sea refinery underscores the military logistics and export risks.