Ukrainian drones attack Russia’s Perm

Perm declared a drone threat alert on the morning of August 21, as sirens sounded and residents reported explosions. The city’s airport suspended all flights.

Perm Krai authorities had provided no information about the aftermath of the attack by the time of publication. Astra, an independent Telegram channel, reported smoke rising over the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez oil refinery — one of Russia’s largest, and a repeated target of Ukrainian drone strikes.

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that its air defenses had shot down 325 drones over Russian regions overnight. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said seven of them had been flying toward the capital.

• Perm sits about 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) from the Ukrainian border. Ukrainian drones have struck the city’s oil refinery several times since the spring of 2026 and hit a Wildberries warehouse there in June.

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