Zelenskyy confirmed the strike on the Tyumen oil refinery using new Fire Point drones
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has confirmed the strike on the Tyumen oil refinery, which took place on 20 June. According to him, new drones manufactured by Fire Point were used in the attack.
“Our long-range strikes have reached the Tyumen region of Russia. The target was an oil refinery more than 2,000 kilometres from our national border. It was effective. We have tested the new, upgraded FP drones. They can now reach targets 3,000 kilometres away,” Zelenskyy said.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also reported the strike on the Tyumen oil refinery, formerly known as the Antipinsky Oil Refinery. The extent of the damage is currently being assessed.
According to the General Staff, the plant has a capacity of up to 9 million tonnes per year. The plant is one of the largest oil refineries in Western Siberia and produces diesel fuel, petrol, bitumen and fuel oil. The General Staff noted that part of the output is used to meet the needs of the Russian army.
The governor of the Tyumen region, Alexander Moor, confirmed the attack on the refinery but claimed that it had allegedly been repelled and that the plant itself had not been damaged. At the same time, local residents reported a major fire in the eastern part of Tyumen, where the facility is located.
Shortly before the attack, Fire Point unveiled its upgraded FP-1 kamikaze drone at the Eurosatory 2026 defence exhibition in Paris. The company stated that the drone’s range had been increased from 1,650 to 2,700 kilometres thanks to an additional fuel tank in the new wing, enabling it to strike targets in Western Siberia.
The Tyumen Oil Refinery is owned by Ri-Invest LLC, which is controlled by businessman Anatoly Yablonsky. In 2023, the company’s turnover stood at 260.5 billion roubles, whilst its profit was 21.5 billion roubles. In 2022, these figures stood at 232.7 billion and 5.3 billion roubles respectively.
On 6 June, a fire covering an area of around 100 square metres broke out at the Tyumen Oil Refinery. As a result, the main diesel fuel hydrotreating unit, with a capacity of 2.6 million tonnes, was damaged. Reuters sources reported that crude oil processing at the plant had come to a complete standstill. At the same time, the Russian authorities denied any link between the fire and a drone attack.
