Overnight on 20 August drones struck TANECO, one of Russia's largest oil refineries, in Nizhnekamsk some 1,200 km from Ukraine, and the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai. Ukraine's General Staff confirmed both hits.
Ukrainian long-range drones reached two significant links in Russia's oil chain overnight on 20 August 2026: the TANECO refinery in Nizhnekamsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, and the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai. The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed both strikes. Volunteers Support Ukraine follows this campaign closely, because oil refining is what pays for the missiles that fly at Ukrainian cities night after night.
TANECO is one of Russia's newest and most technologically advanced refineries, able to process more than 16 million tonnes of crude a year. Roughly 1,200 kilometres separate it from Ukrainian territory. According to the General Staff, a hit was recorded on the plant's grounds followed by a fire; the refinery is involved in supplying fuel to the enemy army.
This was the second strike on the plant in August; the previous one came on 10 August. The Russian side reported deaths on the site, but the figures it released differ from one another and have no independent confirmation, so there is no basis for citing a specific number.
The industrial hub at Nizhnekamsk is one of the most valuable in Russia: alongside the TANECO refinery stands the vast Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical works. That is why this site keeps reappearing in reports of long-range strikes.
The second target the same night was the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal on the Kuban coast — one of Russia's key oil terminals in the Black Sea region. NASA's FIRMS satellite fire-monitoring system detected a blaze on its grounds. The 500-kilovolt Taman substation, which feeds power to occupied Crimea, was also reported to have been targeted. Back in June this year, three storage tanks, a pipeline and loading infrastructure at the terminal were damaged.
The manufacturer, the Ukrainian company Fire Point, confirmed that FP-1 drones were used in the operation. This domestically built long-range platform has become, over the past year, the main instrument for strikes on Russian oil and military infrastructure.
For as long as this war lasts, Volunteers Support Ukraine does its own part of the job: gathering and delivering aid to people whose daily lives depend on how many missiles and drones get through to Ukrainian cities — to the extent the available resources allow.
