💥 Attack

Ukrainian SBU struck the Kaleykino Oil Pumping Station near Almetyevsk in Republic of Tatarstan, causing six explosions and large fire

February 23, 2026 Almetyevsk, Tatarstan

Verified Independently confirmed by 6 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

SBU (organization) Kaleykino Oil Pumping Station (location) Kaleikino oil pumping station (location) Transneft-Prikamye (organization) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Druzhba pipeline (location) Almetyevsk (location) Tatarstan (location) State Security Service (SBU) (organization) Security Service (SBU) (organization) Transneft-operated facility (organization) Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) (military_unit) Security Service of Ukraine (organization) Kuleiko oil pumping station (location) SSU (organization) Transneft (organization)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

SBU struck Kaleykino station - key hub for Druzhba pipeline

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

On the night of February 23, UAVs attacked an oil pumping station located near the Russian city of Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan. The Kaleikino oil pumping station is the main oil pumping facility located near Almetyevsk (Tatarstan), not far from the village of Kaleikino. It receives oil from various pipelines and serves as a major hub in the trunk pipeline system.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian drones struck the Kaleykino oil pumping station in Russia's Tatarstan on Feb 23, 2026

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones pummeled the Kaleykino oil pumping station near Almetyevsk, setting it ablaze and shutting down the operation of a critical transit node in the Druzhba pipeline system

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The 35-plus aircraft strike package flew through roughly 1,500 kilometers of Russian air space to score multiple hits on pump lines and crude oil storage reservoirs

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russia's defense ministry acknowledged its forces had engaged enemy drones over the Tatarstan region and claimed it had shot 35 aircraft down

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

SBU drones attacked the Kaleykino NPS in Tatarstan on the night of February 23

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

SSU drones attacked the Kaleykino oil pumping station in Tatarstan on the night of 23 February

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.941Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-23-2026