Ukraine's Special Operations Forces struck gas condensate plants in Novy Urengoy and Purovsk, 3,200 km from the border — the deepest strike of the full-scale war.
On September 9, units of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces struck two gas condensate facilities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — the Novy Urengoy Gas Condensate Treatment Plant and the Purovsky Gas Condensate Processing Plant. The drones covered roughly 3,200 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, making this the deepest strike Ukraine has carried out on Russian territory during the full-scale war. Volunteers Support Ukraine notes that every such strike on oil and gas infrastructure is, above all, about cutting into the enemy's ability to finance the war against Ukrainians.
According to Ukraine's General Staff, FP-1 attack drones made by the manufacturer Fire Point covered a record distance to hit facilities that had until now been considered completely out of reach for Ukrainian weapons. Ukraine's Special Operations Forces stated that "until today, this area was considered completely safe territory for the aggressor" — that is no longer the case. The Novy Urengoy plant, part of the Gazprom group, processes around 19.5 million tonnes of raw material a year, while the Purovsky plant processed 13.4 million tonnes of gas condensate in 2025.
Eyewitness footage circulating online shows a large blaze and a column of smoke over the plant's grounds immediately after the strike. Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Governor Dmitry Artyukhov confirmed a fire broke out at the facility, though as usual he avoided details about the cause or scale of the damage. Volunteers Support Ukraine notes that even official Russian sources no longer deny the strike itself — they simply downplay its consequences.
This marks the first time Ukrainian forces have hit a target in Yamalo-Nenets Okrug specifically — a region that accounts for a large share of Russia's gas production. Fittingly, the operation's map marked the 3,000-kilometer distance as a new benchmark for how far Ukraine's deep-strike capability now reaches. Volunteers Support Ukraine believes operations like this add pressure to the aggressor state's economy without putting civilians inside Ukraine at any additional risk.
Every strike that limits Russia's ability to finance the war brings closer the moment when humanitarian aid will be needed not to cover the consequences of fresh shelling, but for rebuilding. Volunteers Support Ukraine keeps supporting people affected by the war, delivering aid where it is needed most, while following the news from both sides of the front just as closely — because it is exactly this kind of news that adds up to a full picture of where the war actually stands today.
