Satellite images confirm severe damage at Oil Refinery in Ukhta
Satellite imagery has confirmed serious damage at the oil refinery in Ukhta following a Ukrainian drone attack on February 12, 2026. Fires are clearly visible in key units of the facility. The strike hit the primary oil processing unit (ELU-AT), considered the “heart” of the refinery, as well as the visbreaking unit.
This was reported by OSINT analyst Toma Baik.
Damage to the visbreaking unit is critical for production, as this process is responsible for producing naphtha (a feedstock for petrochemicals) and heavy fuel products, including fuel oil. A shutdown of the primary processing unit could lead to a complete halt of refinery operations, since further crude distillation is impossible without this stage.
The incident is part of a broader series of strikes on Russian energy infrastructure that occurred the same day. Earlier reports indicated explosions and fires at facilities in the Kursk region and other parts of Russia.
Experts note that systematic damage to primary oil processing units causes the greatest economic losses, as their repair requires specialized equipment that is difficult to obtain under international sanctions.
Explosions were reported in the Russian city of Ukhta (Komi Republic), located approximately 2,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The Lukoil-Ukhtaneftepererabotka refinery was targeted.
Earlier, on the night of February 12, Russia’s Volgograd region was also hit in an attack on a military facility in the settlement of Kotluban.
