Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it struck the Vtorovo fuel-pumping station in Russia’s Vladimir Oblast, a key node in the network supplying gasoline and diesel to central Russia.
Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russia’s fuel and energy transport system as part of what officials describe as “long-range sanctions” aimed at weakening the logistical and economic infrastructure that supports the war effort. The focus is on disrupting high-capacity logistics routes that move refined products across the country and into major distribution hubs.
SBU strikes Vtorovo fuel-pumping station in Vladimir Oblast
The Vtorovo station sits about 650 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, just northeast of Moscow. It is operated by Transneft, Russia’s state pipeline monopoly, and forms part of the main oil products pipeline system feeding fuel toward both domestic and export channels.
SBU said the facility plays a significant role in keeping Moscow-region depots and surrounding infrastructure supplied. It added that strikes on sites like this do not only take individual facilities offline, but also slow the wider fuel distribution chain across Russia.
According to the agency, the drone strike triggered a large fire at the site, covering around 800 square meters.
Broader campaign on Russia’s fuel logistics system
SBU said the strike fits into a broader pattern of attacks on Russia’s energy transport infrastructure, including pumping stations, refinery-linked nodes, and pipeline systems.
The strike campaign is intended to apply sustained pressure on Russia’s fuel logistics capacity and reduce the scale and efficiency of energy flows that underpin its economy.
“Unlike the enemy, which deliberately targets civilian infrastructure and civilians, Ukraine carries out precise strikes exclusively against military and strategic targets linked to sustaining Russian aggression,” SBU said.
The agency said this campaign is expanding as Ukraine develops its long-range strike capabilities and increases operational tempo inside Russian territory.
“SBU already prepares new special operations. The intensity of Ukraine’s strikes on Russian territory will only increase. Our ‘long-range sanctions’ will continue to work,” said SBU head Vasyl Maliuk.
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