Zelenskyy: Ukrainian long-range strikes hit Russian oil refinery, defence facility

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian long-range strikes had targeted an oil refinery in Russia's Bashkortostan region and a defence industry facility in the Penza region, describing the attacks as a response to Russia's continued invasion of Ukraine.

In a post on X, Zelenskyy said the operation struck the oil refinery in Ufa for the second time. He described the facility as one of Russia's largest producers of lubricants and noted that it is located more than 1,300 kilometres from the front line, Caliber.Az reports.

"Also in the Penza region, our weapons reached a strategic facility of Russia’s military-industrial complex involved in developing and manufacturing components for missile weaponry that the occupiers use to strike our cities and communities. The distance to the target is about 600 kilometres from the frontline," he wrote. 

For the second time, our sanctions in response to Russia’s prolongation of the war have reached the oil refinery in Ufa, one of Russia’s largest producers of lubricants. The distance is more than 1,300 kilometers from the frontline.

Also in the Penza region, our weapons reached… pic.twitter.com/6XB9jPpCoY

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 1, 2026

The Ukrainian president said the strikes were part of Kyiv's strategy of applying long-range pressure on Russia in response to Moscow's military actions.

Zelenskyy argued that the campaign was a justified response to Russia's war and said Ukraine would continue carrying out such operations. He added that peace remains the objective and called on Russia's leadership to end the conflict, saying it has the ability to do so.

He also thanked Ukrainian service members involved in carrying out the long-range strikes.

By Sabina Mammadli