Zelenskyy confirmed that the Saratov Oil Refinery had been hit

On the night of May 31, Ukrainian defenders carried out a "long-range strike," successfully targeting an oil refinery in Saratov, Russia, located approximately 700 kilometers from the front line. All such attacks are carried out in strict accordance with approved priorities and plans. 

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this in his address on Facebook.

In addition to the Saratov facility, the nighttime attack also hit targets in the Rostov and Kirov regions, as well as an occupiers’ military base on the Caspian Sea. The head of state expressed his deep gratitude to the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the Main Intelligence Directorate for the significant results achieved.

Zelenskyy also summarized the results of the long-range units’ work over the past week, noting that over the last seven days, Ukrainian drones and missiles successfully struck enemy strategic targets in the Yaroslavl, Ryazan, Voronezh, Volgograd, Rostov, Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, and Krasnodar regions of the Russian Federation. The distance to some of the targets ranged from 300 to 1,200 kilometers from Ukraine’s state border, confirming a significant increase in the technical capabilities of the domestic defense-industrial complex.

Throughout May 2026, the Unmanned Systems Forces delivered effective strikes against 18 strategic oil and gas facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation and in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories. 

One of Russia’s oldest oil refineries is on fire in Saratov.