(TOBOLSK, TYUMEN OBLAST) – Ukraine appears to have carried out one of its longest range drone strikes of the war, hitting the ZapSibNeftekhim petrochemical complex in Tobolsk, Tyumen region, more than 2,250 kilometres from the Ukrainian border.
Videos and photos show fires burning at the massive gas fractionation facility, which produces over eight million tonnes of gas products each year. It is one of the largest petrochemical complexes in the world and serves as Russia’s main producer of basic polymers.
The fire reportedly struck the northern section of the site, which belongs to the company ZapSibNeftekhim. Other facilities further south form part of the same complex but are operated by different companies.
Analysis of the footage suggests at least one drone struck a key area of the installation. Ukraine consistently targets the most critical components within such facilities. Even a single hit on a vital section could render the plant inoperable for a significant period.
The distance from Tobolsk to the border of Kharkiv Oblast exceeds 2,250 kilometres. Only one previous Ukrainian drone strike is believed to have reached further, an attack on an oil refinery in Omsk recorded approximately one week earlier.
The purpose of targeting this specific facility remains under assessment. Ukraine does not conduct such long range strikes without identified military or economic rationale, indicating the complex likely serves a function supporting Russia’s war effort.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have not yet issued an official statement on the Tobolsk operation.
(Video footage of the strike was released by the Suchomimus open source intelligence channel, which cited visual confirmation of fires at the ZapSibNeftekhim complex.)
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