Ukrainian drones operated by military intelligence (HUR) targeted oil depots overnight in Russia’s Rostov and Kirov oblasts on August 28, as confirmed by a HUR source to the Kyiv Independent.

The first attack occurred in Kirov Oblast, approximately 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) from the Ukrainian border, igniting a fire at two oil tanks.

Kirov Oblast Governor Alexander Sokolov reported that Russian air defenses intercepted two drones, while three others “fell” and sparked a fire near the Zenit oil facility in Kotelnich.

No casualties or damage were reported. The source claimed that the Zenit oil depot supports the Russian military-industrial complex and provides fuel to Russian occupation forces. These claims have not been independently verified by the Kyiv Independent.

In Rostov Oblast, fires are still burning at the FDKU Atlas oil facility near Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, which is about 15 kilometers east of the border with Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast and around 170 kilometers (over 100 miles) from the front line. Russian regional authorities reported a fire at a fuel depot in the Kamensk-Shakhtinsky district due to a Ukrainian drone attack, with additional reports of another fire at a separate oil depot in Rostov Oblast.

According to the Russian Telegram channel Baza, two drones struck the oil depot around 3 a.m. local time, igniting a blaze. By 4 a.m., three oil tanks were reported to be on fire, but no casualties were noted.

Russian Telegram channels also released purported footage of the burning oil depot near the village of Molodezhnyi, less than 30 kilometers (under 20 miles) south of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky.

The source stated that the Atlas facility, part of Russia’s Federal Agency for State Reserves, is involved in producing petroleum products for the Russian Armed Forces. The full impact of the attacks is still being assessed.