Ukrainian forces struck two Russian aircraft at a military airfield in occupied Crimea and targeted oil processing facilities in Russia during overnight operations on 23 September, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The strikes targeted infrastructure with strategic importance for Russian military operations. In particular, they hit the linear production dispatch station (LPDS) “8-N” in the area of Naytopovichy settlement, Russian Bryansk Oblast

The LPDS “8-N” forms part of the main oil pipeline complex connecting LPDS “8-N” to LPDS “Stalnoy Kon.” The General Staff described the facility as having “strategic significance for providing petroleum products to the Russian occupation army.” Ukrainian forces confirmed a direct hit on the pumping and compressor station, which subsequently caught fire.

Ukrainian unmanned systems also conducted a repeat strike on the “Samara” linear production dispatch station in Russia’s Samara Oblast. The General Staff identified this as “a production station where high-sulfur and low-sulfur oil from various fields is mixed to form the export grade Urals oil.” The extent of damage remains under assessment.

At the Kacha military airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea, units of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense confirmed strikes on two aircraft. The General Staff reported that results of this operation are being clarified.

The operations occurred amid broader aerial activity, with dozens of drones attacking Moscow from the evening of 22 September through the night. Russia’s Sheremetyevo airport temporarily imposed flight restrictions during the attacks.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported at midnight that it had shot down 81 Ukrainian drones over territories including the Moscow Oblast, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Rostov, Ryazan, and Tula regions, as well as occupied Crimea and over the Black Sea.