Fourth Oil Tank Exploded In Perm: Evacuation Announced
- 30.04.2026, 13:44
The locals are in a panic.
One of Russia's largest refineries in Perm has been burning and exploding for the second day in a row. The video shows that the fourth tank has burst, the sky is covered with thick smoke, and people are being evacuated from nearby neighborhoods.
This is reported by Charter97.org with reference to telegram channels and an official statement by SBU.
Charter97.org with reference to telegram channels and an official statement by SBU.
What was hit
The Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez refinery, one of Russia's largest refineries with a capacity of about 13 million tons of oil a year, was hit. The refinery supplies fuel to both the civilian sector and the Russian army. It is located more than 1,500 kilometers away from Ukraine.
The drones hit the AVT-4 unit, a key unit of primary oil refining.
The fire spread from one column to another. Hitting both effectively puts the unit out of service completely.
The SBU said Ukrainian drones hit the Perm linear production and dispatch station, which feeds oil to the refinery, for the second time. The first strike on it occurred yesterday - today new fires broke out there.
"The enemy must realize a simple thing: he no longer has a "safe rear". Remoteness no longer guarantees protection - every region where companies are working for war against Ukraine is reachable," the agency said in a statement.
Cyberboroshn analysts, who track open sources, verified the strike. According to their data, the Lyuty drone hit directly the vacuum column of the AVT-4 unit, after which the fire spread to the atmospheric distillation column.
The governor of the Perm region, Dmitry Makhonin, acknowledged the attack but downplayed its scale.
"Today an enemy drone raided one of the industrial sites in the Perm region. The workers are in protective structures. There are no casualties or significant damage. There is no threat to the life and health of residents. There is no threat of chemical danger," he wrote.
In the meantime, a video from the scene, which is circulating on social networks, shows heavy fires and evacuation announcements can be heard.
We recall that on April 29, SBU drones first hit the oil infrastructure near Perm - then the linear production and dispatching station, which provides oil supply to the refinery, caught fire. Almost all the tanks at the facility were engulfed in flames. After the first wave of explosions in Perm, there was a release of hazardous substances - a characteristic white "mushroom" formed in the sky.