Perm refinery halts operations after drone attack
The Perm oil refinery 'Lukoil-Permnefteorgsinthetiz' halted operations following a drone attack on August 21, causing a fire and damage to key processing units, with repairs expected to take one to two weeks.
Consensus
- The Perm oil refinery 'Lukoil-Permsnefteorgsinthetiz' stopped operations after a drone attack on August 21.
- The attack caused a fire and damage to technological installations at the refinery.
- Repair work is expected to take one to two weeks.
- One processing unit (AVT-4) responsible for about 40% of the plant's capacity was shut down.
- Another unit (AVT-5), accounting for about 34% of capacity, had already been out of service since July 29.
- The refinery has been repeatedly targeted by Ukrainian drones since spring 2026.
Points of divergence
- The refinery previously stopped operations indefinitely in early May. — meduza
- The ongoing drone attacks have caused a fuel crisis across Russia, with rising fuel prices and nationwide sales restrictions. — meduza
- The attack occurred on August 21, and the AVT-4 unit was stopped after the attack. — tg_idelrealii
- The attack resulted in a fire and damage to technological units. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (3 sources)
- NPU in Perm suspended operations after attack by Ukrainian drones on August 21 — Reuters — Idel.Реалии
- Perm NPO stopped operations after drone attack — Reuters — Дождь (Telegram)
- Reuters: NPU in Perm stopped work after attack by Ukrainian drones — Meduza