Ukrainian drones didn't just graze the edge of Russian territory; they landed squarely on an industrial zone in Omsk. Fire Point, Ukraine's defence operations firm, confirmed strikes on a petrochemical plant and a warehouse belonging to online retailer Ozon. The Omsk region, deep in southwestern Siberia, hosts a major oil refinery operated by Gazprom Neft. Regional governor Vitaly Khotsenko initially reported only an "industrial zone" attack, leaving the extent of the damage to the refinery ambiguous for now.
The violence cut both ways. In Dnipropetrovsk, a Russian drone slammed into an apartment block, killing three people and injuring at least eight others. An 11-year-old girl was among the wounded. The impact triggered a fire on the fourth floor, spilling over to damage a nearby shop and several parked cars.
The energy grid took a beating too. Russia's Energy Ministry admitted that Ukrainian attacks on infrastructure cut electricity to parts of Crimea, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk. The ministry refused to say how many people were left in the dark. Repair crews are currently working to restore supply, but temporary blackouts were introduced to keep the grid from collapsing entirely.