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Ukraine: Drones Strike Gazprom Refinery; Russian Drone Hits Train in Odessa—7 Dead
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The essentials
On August 13, 2026, Ukraine's military command claimed a drone attack on the Neftekhim Salavat refinery, owned by Russia's state-controlled energy company Gazprom, in the Republic of Bashkortostan, roughly 1,400 km from Ukraine. According to local Russian authorities, 21 drones were deployed in the attack, with 16 shot down. Meanwhile, a Russian drone struck a passenger train in the Odessa region, killing the train driver and his assistant. All 340 passengers and crew aboard were evacuated to safety without further casualties. In total, 7 people died in the day's exchange of strikes, according to France Info and AFP.
- Neftekhim Salavat refinery (Gazprom) struck by Ukrainian drones on August 13, 2026
- 21 drones deployed, 16 shot down; facility located 1,400 km from Ukraine
- Russian drone hits train in Odessa: 2 dead, 340 passengers evacuated safely
- 7 deaths recorded in total from August 13, 2026 drone exchanges
- July 2026 was deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since May 2022 with 437+ killed
What We Know
On August 13, 2026, the Ukrainian military command claimed a drone strike on the Neftekhim Salavat refinery, a petrochemical complex owned by Gazprom, Russia's state-controlled energy company, according to Le Monde and France Info/AFP.
The target is located in Salavat, the third-largest city of the Republic of Bashkortostan—a federal subject of Russia situated between the Volga River and the Urals Mountains—approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, near the Kazakhstan frontier.
Twenty-one drones participated in the attack. Local Russian authorities claim to have shot down 16 of them.
A Passenger Train Struck in the Odessa Region
On the same day, a Russian drone struck a passenger train in the Odessa region. The train driver and his assistant were killed.
All 340 passengers and crew members aboard were evacuated to safety without further casualties, according to Oleksandr Pertsovskii, director of Ukraine's national railways.
Whoever piloted that drone could not have been unaware that the target was purely civilian.
— Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, cited by France Info/AFP
August 13 Toll
In total, 7 people were killed in the August 13, 2026 exchange of strikes between Kyiv and Moscow.
Context: Drone Escalation Since Early August
Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russian oil infrastructure to cut the revenues Moscow derives from hydrocarbon sales—revenues that finance the military offensive Moscow launched in February 2022.
In the night of August 10–11, 2026, Moscow announced the destruction of 456 Ukrainian drones. Thirteen people died in Nizhnekamsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, following a Ukrainian strike.
The following night, August 11–12, 2026, Russia's Defence Ministry claimed to have intercepted 502 Ukrainian drones over seven Russian regions, Crimea, and the Black Sea. Strikes in the Krasnodar region resulted in 2 deaths and 12 wounded.
Night of August 10–11456
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