The strike on Omsk, about 1,700 miles away, is Ukraine's longest-range attack on Russia since the war began.

Ukraine struck Russia’s largest oil refinery, located in the city of Omsk, on Monday, marking what its forces say was its furthest-ever drone attack in the war.

The Omsk facility, which processes about 21 million tons of oil a year, is in Western Siberia and about 1,700 miles from Ukrainian territory — roughly the distance between Los Angeles and Houston.

  • manxu@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    3 months ago

    I imagine a huge game of whack-a-mole between Russia and Ukraine. Russia moving air defenses trying to anticipate Ukrainian strikes, and increasingly failing.

    • ramble81@lemmy.zipEnglish
      13·
      3 months ago

      You can move air defenses but you can’t move the refineries, bridges and other infrastructure

      • Etterra@discuss.onlineEnglish
        5·
        3 months ago

        Quick cover the refineries! Oh shit they but Moscow, redirect the defenses to cover Moscow! Oh fuck they hit Moscow, redirect the defenses to reinforce Putin’s bunker! Oh blyat, they hit the refineries…