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Ukraine’s Deep Strike on Russia’s Largest Petrochemical Plant Puts Moscow’s Energy Backline in the Crosshairs

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces say they hit Russia’s ZapSibNeftekhim complex in Tyumen Oblast more than 2,000 km from the front, describing it as the country’s largest petrochemical plant. If confirmed, the strike would show Kyiv can reach deep into Russia’s industrial heartland, dragging critical energy infrastructure into the war.

Ukraine is taking the war far beyond the front line, claiming a long‑range strike on what it calls Russia’s largest petrochemical complex more than 2,000 kilometers from Ukrainian territory, in a direct challenge to Moscow’s sense of strategic depth. On August 10, Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces said their Deep Strike units, working with an underground group calling itself the Black Spark resistance movement, hit the ZapSibNeftekhim petrochemical complex in the city of Tobolsk, Tyumen Oblast. Separate reporting from Ukraine’s General Staff referenced a strike on the Tobolskneftekhim petrochemical site in the same region, saying the attack caused fires and damage. Ukrainian officials describe ZapSibNeftekhim as Russia’s largest petrochemical facility. Russian…

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