On September 7, Ukraine’s Forces carried out a drone attack on the Vtorovo oil pumping station in Russia’s Vladimir region, causing significant damage to Transneft infrastructure.
Overnight into September 7, drones targeted a fuel infrastructure facility in the Kameshkovsky district of Vladimir region. Three Ukrainian drones struck the Vtorovo oil pumping station, which is part of the Transneft system, reports the Russian independent outlet ASTRA, citing sources in the region’s emergency services.
Witnesses said two storage tanks and four administrative-type buildings were damaged. After the strike, the mainline pumping station lost power, and staff were quickly evacuated from the danger zone.
Independent sources also corroborated the damage: published satellite imagery shows breaches in fuel storage tanks.
Earlier, the strike on the energy facility was confirmed by Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s Forces of Unmanned Systems. In his message, he wrote: “Fuel supply in Moscow is having some glitches, they say. The Vtorovo oil pumping station… got a little broken.”
That same day, regional governor Alexander Avdeyev said air defenses were active and reported no casualties. He did not specify where the drones fell. Russian official bodies did not acknowledge the attack on the Vtorovo station and offered no comment.
The Vtorovo oil pumping station serves as an intermediate transfer node within Transneft’s product pipeline network. It helps move fuel along the Moscow Ring Petroleum Products Pipeline, a key artery supplying the capital region.
