For a second day in a row, reports from Perm have described drone attacks and explosions at industrial infrastructure. According to Telegram channels, another blast struck a linear production and dispatch station linked to Transneft this morning. The facility is used to receive, store, and pump oil through trunk pipelines. The same station had already come under a drone attack the previous day.
After the earlier strike, thick black smoke was seen over the city, while eyewitnesses reported what they described as “oil rain”. Pro-war Telegram channels claim that the footage published shows Ukrainian drones capable of covering distances of up to 2,000 kilometres.
The authorities initially said nothing about the attack. Later, however, Perm region governor Dmitry Makhonin confirmed that a drone had struck one of the region’s industrial sites. According to him, there were no casualties or significant damage, and no threat to residents’ life or health or any chemical hazard was recorded.
Against that backdrop, the city activated a drone-alert regime—twice during the night, with warnings appearing even on television screens. Sirens were still sounding in Perm in the morning.
According to reports, pupils at the Petroleum school in the Industrialny district were evacuated because of the situation. Classes were also cancelled at Perm State University, while students at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics were moved to remote learning.
Local residents say several explosions were heard in the south of the city at around 7:00 a.m. Perm introduced the “Carpet” emergency plan, and the airport was temporarily closed.