# Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Russia’s Bashkortostan

https://mins.news/en/item/90976

- Meduza, 2026-10-08 07:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/08/ukrainian-drones-strike-oil-refinery-in-russia-s-bashkortostan

> Ukrainian monitoring channels reported that drones struck Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat in Salavat, Bashkortostan, overnight on October 8. Eyewitness footage reviewed by Astra suggested a fire may have broken out at the complex; authorities have not reported the aftermath. Drone debris also damaged a building and sparked a fire at an unspecified facility in Krasnodar, with no injuries. Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses downed 399 Ukrainian drones since the evening of October 7.

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