Ukrainian long-range drones struck deep into Russia’s Arctic north late Wednesday, hitting key assets and igniting a fire at an industrial facility in Novy Urengoy, a city at the center of Russia’s most vital natural gas-producing region, according to the Associated Press.
The attack, if confirmed, would mark Ukraine’s first strike on Novy Urengoy, the Russian independent news outlet Meduza told the AP. The city lies in the Yamalo-Nenets region, which accounts for roughly 80 percent of all natural gas extracted in Russia, according to the Interfax news agency.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky framed the operation as part of Kyiv’s broader strategy to bring the war home to Russia, saying his country is responding to Moscow’s strikes with daily long-range attacks of its own on infrastructure deep inside Russian territory.
Fire Point, a Ukrainian company that manufactures deep-strike drones as well as cruise and ballistic missiles, appeared to confirm the operation on social media. “Guess who just traveled over 3,300 km and successfully hit the target?” the company posted on X.
A widening campaign
The strike on Novy Urengoy is the latest in a series of increasingly ambitious Ukrainian operations aimed at Russian energy infrastructure and military assets far from the front lines. Zelensky said Ukrainian forces also targeted Novorossiysk, a Black Sea port in Russia’s Krasnodar region, as Kyiv continues to expand the range of assets it can reach with its growing drone fleet.
According to Zelensky, the attack on Novorossiysk hit a naval base, including a terminal used to load oil, military port facilities, and warships carrying cruise missiles.
The Ukrainian president has argued that these deep strikes are a necessary response to Russia’s ongoing aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, and that they serve to broaden the war front in ways that increase pressure on Moscow’s military and economic capacity.
Domestically produced missiles and drones have become increasingly central to Ukraine’s ability to conduct long-range attacks on Russian targets, as Breitbart London has reported. The reliance on homegrown weapons reflects both Ukraine’s efforts to build self-sufficiency and the constraints of using Western-supplied arms, which Kyiv’s partners have often restricted from being fired into Russian territory.
The Yamalo-Nenets region, where Novy Urengoy is located, is a cornerstone of Russia’s energy economy. Its vast gas fields feed domestic consumption and export pipelines that underpin the Kremlin’s revenue. A successful strike there, more than 3,300 kilometers from Ukrainian-controlled territory, would demonstrate a significant leap in Ukraine’s ability to threaten infrastructure once considered safely out of reach.
Neither Russian officials nor the Ukrainian government immediately commented beyond the statements cited by the AP. The extent of the damage at the Novy Urengoy facility remained unclear, and independent verification of the strike’s impact was not immediately available.
Russia has not confirmed the attack or acknowledged any damage to its energy infrastructure. The fire at the industrial facility was reported by Ukrainian sources, and the AP cited Meduza’s reporting on the unprecedented nature of the strike.
The operation comes as the war grinds through its latest phase, with both sides trading long-range blows. Ukraine has increasingly focused on disrupting Russian logistics and energy exports, while Russia continues to launch its own drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian cities. Zelensky’s nightly addresses have regularly highlighted Ukrainian long-range capabilities, framing them as proof that Kyiv can and will fight back far beyond the front line.
Whether the Novy Urengoy strike will materially affect Russian gas production or exports is not yet known. But the symbolic and strategic significance is clear: Ukraine is signaling that no part of Russia’s energy heartland is beyond its reach.
Source: www.breitbart.com — https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/09/10/ukraine-claims-successful-deep-strike-on-russian-arctic-assets/