UKRAINE has reportedly launched a record-breaking suicide drone attack after blasting a Russian oil refinery from over 1,200 miles away.
Vladimir Putin was left humiliated on his 73rd birthday by the pinpoint strike as one his key facilities was left burning through the night.
Ukraine targeted a Russian oil refinery with a record-breaking suicide drone attack[/caption]
The factory was sent up in a fireball after it was struck overnight[/caption]
Footage shows terrified locals running as a huge fireball erupts across the city of Tyumen following the drone attack.
Cars quickly speed past the flames as they continue to climb with plumes of smoke billowing into the night sky.
Three long-range suicide drones were reportedly launched at the refinery from the Ukrainian border.
The Siberian city of Tyumen sits deep inside Russia with analysts claiming the strike was the furthest suicide drone attack of the war so far.
Around 1,200 miles separates the city from Ukraine’s border with Russia.
The previous record sat at around 1,110 miles and was set in August 2025.
The record-setting claim is set to be disputed however as the deepest Ukrainian attack inside Russian territory was the Belaya Air Base in Eastern Siberia on June 1, 2025.
This formed part of Kyiv’s impressive “Operation Spiderweb” attacks which saw long-range strikes punish Putin.
One site which was reportedly struck during the military operations was a location 2,700 miles away from the border.
But as the Ukrainians celebrate the strike, Moscow is trying its best to downplay the extent of the oil refinery’s damage.
Shameless Russian officials claimed they shot down all three Ukrainian drones and no fire, casualties, or explosions had been reported.
It comes despite images showing a smashed up facility in the city with burnt out debris strewn across the ground and panels ripped from the building.
Adding to Putin’s woes was US President Donald Trump after he said he is thinking about sending Tomahawk missiles to Volodymyr Zelensky.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump said Zelensky had asked for the high powered long-range missiles so he could use them on the battlefield.
The Tomahawks have a range of 1,550 miles – meaning they can impact on Moscow if ever used.
Trump said he had “sort of made a decision” on if he would allow Kyiv to use the US weapons.
He added: “I think I want to find out what they’re doing with them.
“Where are they sending them? I guess I’d have to ask that question.
The long-range drone caused a huge fire to erupt at the refinery[/caption]
Debris was strewn across a road in Tyumen following the attack[/caption]
Panicked locals sped away in their cars as the flames rose behind them[/caption]
“I would ask some questions. I’m not looking to escalate that war.”
Putin responded to the comments by saying it would lead to the destruction of Moscow’s relationship with Washington.
Russia’s capital city has remained largely unscathed during the gruelling conflict.
However, Moscow’s blissful ignorance could soon be shattered if the US ships off its state-of-the-art Tomahawk missiles.
Currently, Ukraine has been using Storm Shadow and Atacms missiles from the UK and US – but these fall short of Moscow.
British military expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon told The Sun: “Tomahawk missiles are hugely, hugely effective.
“You get the feeling the Russians are pretty concerned about the prospect of cruise missiles with this range.”
A Tomahawk missile is launched from the guided missile cruiser[/caption]
