US EditionDrone Reportedly Hits Apartment Building in Russia's Tver, Officials Say 7 Injured
Drone strike hit one of Russia's five largest refineries, disrupting fuel production with at least seven explosions reported, part of Ukraine's campaign targeting Moscow's war funding.
- On Dec. 12, 2025, the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl burned after a reported overnight drone attack, with residents hearing at least seven explosions and OSINT confirming the strike.
- Kyiv has been targeting Russia's energy infrastructure by using Ukraine's homegrown long-range drones to strike Russia's oil and gas production, aiming to cripple Moscow's main war funding source.
- Multiple regions including Tver, Smolensk and Moscow were targeted overnight; Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defenses intercepted eight drones and seven people were injured in Tver.
- The extent of the damage remains unclear and Ukraine has not commented on the reported strike, while Astra posted photos and video of the blaze.
- The Slavneft-YANOS plant is one of Russia's five largest refineries and produces gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, processing about 15 million tons per year, so damage could affect fuel supplies.
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The Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery, one of Russia's five largest oil refineries, was hit by an attack by Ukrainian drones on the night of 12 December in Yaroslavl, more than seven hundred kilometres from the...
A Ukrainian drone strike in the Russian city of Yaroslavl hit a large oil refinery on Friday night. Local media reported at least seven powerful explosions in various parts of the city, which is more than 700 kilometers from the border of Ukraine, which has been fighting a large-scale Russian invasion for almost four years. The overnight Ukrainian strike also hit targets in several Russian cities.
Ukrainian drones attacked the Slavneft-YANOS refinery in Yaroslavl. Video of the fire at the plant...
One of Russia’s largest oil refineries ablaze amid reported Ukrainian drone strike on Yaroslavl
Russia’s Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, one of the country’s five largest, is reportedly on fire after being struck in an overnight drone attack on Dec. 12, officials and local Telegram channels said.
On the night of December 12, drones struck a refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia.
"Ukrainian Defense Forces have struck the Slavneft-JANOS refinery in the Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, and several facilities in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine," the Ukrainian General Staff reported on Telegram. It explained that Slavneft-JANOS is one of the largest refineries in Russia, capable of processing up to 15 million tons of crude oil and condensate annually. The company supplies fuel to the Russian army. "Explosion and a large…
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