Ukraine Hits Rosneft, Lukoil Refineries Deep in Russia
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- Ukraine struck Rosneft's Ryazan refinery (~120 km from Moscow) and Lukoil's Perm refinery (~1,500 km east of Moscow) in overnight attacks announced by President Zelenskyy on Telegram.
- The Ryazan strike caused a fire at the facility, according to Ukraine's General Staff, which provided no further operational details.
- The overnight raids were Ukraine's first strikes on large Russian oil-processing facilities in nearly two weeks.
- A NASA FIRMS satellite image from July 29 detected only a "minor heat anomaly" at the Ryazan refinery site — a notably modest thermal signal for a reported hit on a major processing plant.
Why it matters: The dual strikes hit refineries 120 km and 1,500 km from Moscow, demonstrating Ukraine's deep-strike reach. But a NASA FIRMS satellite image showing only a "minor heat anomaly" at the Ryazan site suggests the operational damage may be more limited than Ukraine's strike claims imply.
