Ukrainian drones attack Russia’s Perm

Perm declared a drone threat alert on the morning of August 21, as sirens sounded and residents reported explosions. The city’s airport suspended all flights.

Reports suggested a Lukoil-operated oil refinery was targeted in a drone barrage on the Ural Mountains region of Russia.

Ukrainian drones targeted Lukoil’s major Perm refinery, sparking a reported fire, as Ukraine intensifies strikes on Russia’s oil industry. Moscow claimed its air defenses downed 325 Ukrainian drones overnight, though the figures could not be independently verified.