Ukrainian drones struck multiple energy and transport targets in Russia and occupied territories in early June 2026
Ukrainian drones targeted oil refineries, bridges, and energy infrastructure across Russia and occupied Ukrainian regions between June 6 and June 12, 2026. Ukraine denied Russian claims of an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. One person was killed in Russia-annexed Crimea, according to the Moscow-installed governor.
Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov refinery in Russia, according to Al Jazeera. On June 12, Ukrainian drones targeted two oil refineries in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan — the TANEKO refinery (Tatneft) and TAIF-NK — as reported by Meduza. The Moscow Times added that the attacks occurred on Russia Day and also targeted Russia’s largest producer of synthetic rubber and plastics in Tatarstan. Ukrainian drones caused a fire at a petrochemical plant in Samara on Russia Day.
Overnight from June 6 to 7, Ukrainian drones struck energy and transport infrastructure in occupied Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, according to the Kyiv Independent. Ukrainian drones also struck multiple bridges in Crimea and adjacent regions: the Chongar bridge, the bridge on the Arabat Spit in Genichesk, the Perekop-Armyansk automobile bridge, a bridge near Stavki, and two bridges over the North Crimean Canal at Preobrazhenka and Mirne, according to Bluesky.
Ukrainian drones struck an oil pumping station, a refinery, and a fuel depot in several Russian regions overnight from Saturday, as reported by France 24. Drone raid sirens were sounded in Novorossiysk in the early hours of June 8, 2026, according to The Hindu. A Ukrainian drone killed one person in Russia-annexed Crimea, according to the Moscow-installed governor. Ukraine denied Moscow’s claim that a Ukrainian drone struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Russian-occupied Ukraine, as reported by France 24.
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