Ukraine Leverages Fire Point Domestic Missiles and FP-1 Drones for Deep Strategic Strikes
Ukraine’s strategic air campaign against critical Russian economic and logistical hubs has achieved unprecedented range and scale. Throughout late August 2026, Ukrainian Defense Forces leveraged long-range FP-1 attack drones, manufactured by the domestic defense firm Fire Point, to execute a systematic, highly destructive campaign against Russia’s largest oil refineries and commercial logistics networks.1
The campaign has hit key oil-refining assets across Russia, including:
- Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery (Samara Oblast) on August 22.
- Yaroslavl Oil Refinery ("Slavneft-YANOS") on August 28, knocking out approximately 40% of the plant's capacity at one of Russia's largest processing facilities (15 million tonnes annually).
- Kirishi Oil Refinery ("KINEF") in the Leningrad region on August 30, the only refinery in northwestern Russia, where precision strikes hit critical hydrotreatment units (L-35-11/1000, LCh-35-11/600, AT-1, and LCh-24-9/2000).
- Yeysk and Millerovo Military Airfields on August 30, triggering secondary detonations of munitions and large-scale fires.
Simultaneously, Ukraine has targeted Russia’s commercial retail infrastructure to disrupt dual-use logistics and strain the Russian economy. Following a series of strikes on Wildberries hubs, Ukraine executed a massive three-day campaign against Ozon marketplace logistics centers, destroying over 314,000 square meters of warehouse space in Enem (Adygea), Nevinnomyssk (Stavropol Krai), Tyube (Dagestan), Chapayevsk (Samara Oblast), and Orenburg.
Key Evidence
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Yaroslavl Refinery Damage: Fire Point and Ukrainian national media confirmed the severe impact of the Yaroslavl refinery strike:
"Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery using FP-1 UAVs... The Yaroslavl refinery lost about 40% of its capacity after the FP-1 attack - Fire Point"
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August 30 Airfield and Kirishi Refinery Strikes: Fire Point co-founder Denys Shtilerman confirmed the overnight strikes on military airfields and northwestern Russia's largest refinery:
"Co-founder of the Ukrainian long-range weapons manufacturer Fire Point Denys Shtilerman confirmed that Ukrainian forces attacked a number of facilities on Russian territory overnight. They included two airfields and the Kirishi oil refinery 'KINEF,' UNN writes."
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Ozon Logistics Hub Strikes: On the night of August 24, a coordinated wave hit major distribution hubs in the North Caucasus and southern Russia:
"On the night of August 24, three major Ozon logistics centers in Adygea, Stavropol Krai, and Dagestan came under attack. A series of attacks on the infrastructure of the Russian marketplace has continued for the third consecutive day... more than 314,000 square meters of the Russian marketplace’s logistics facilities came under attack in a single night."
Strategic Implications
The systematic targeting of Russia's retail giant logistics hubs (Wildberries and Ozon) alongside major refineries represents a deliberate shift toward choking off the Russian domestic economy and dual-use logistics chains. By striking massive warehouses in regions like Dagestan and Stavropol, Ukraine is forcing Russia to redistribute cargo, reconstruct supply routes, and divert scarce air defense assets away from the front lines to protect its deep rear. Furthermore, the successful strikes on the Kirishi refinery in the Leningrad region and the Yaroslavl refinery demonstrate that Ukraine's FP-1 drones can penetrate deep into Russian airspace to disable highly complex, irreplaceable hydrotreatment units, compounding Russia's domestic fuel refining crisis.
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An instance of Physical distance no longer shields critical nuclear and economic infrastructure from deep-rear airstrikes. — Long-range Ukrainian drones are able to penetrate deep into Russian airspace to disable critical energy infrastructure and massive commercial warehouses far from the front lines. ↩︎