--- title: "All-time war record: SSO announce drone strike on two gas plants in Yamal at a range of over 3,000 km" description: "Ukraine's Special Operations Forces announced a record strike for the entire war: drones covered more than 3,000 km and hit two major gas plants in Yamal. According to Fire Point, the range exceeded 3,200 km." date: 2026-09-09T18:26:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/sso-record-strike-on-gas-plants-in-yamal tags: [ukraine-war, drones, special-operations, yamal, gas-industry, fire-point] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # All-time war record: SSO announce drone strike on two gas plants in Yamal at a range of over 3,000 km ![SSO operator holds a long-range strike drone with long wings on his shoulder before launch at targets in Yamal](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/09/sso-rekordny-udar-po-gazovym-zavodam-na-yamale/sso-rekordny-udar-po-gazovym-zavodam-na-yamale-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - The SSO announced that on September 9, 2026, Deep Strike units struck the Novourengoy and Purovsky plants in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. - The Purovsky plant processed 13.4 million tonnes of gas condensate in 2025; the region is key to Russia's oil and gas industry. - Fire Point reported that its FP-1 drones covered more than 3,200 km, setting a range record; the SSO and media cite "over 3,000 km." - All data on the strike and the range comes from Ukrainian sources; independent confirmation of the scale of damage is absent. ### Record range: strike on two plants in Yamal On September 9, 2026, the Special Operations Forces (SSO) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced that units of the Deep Strike direction struck two major Russian gas-condensate industry facilities β€” the Novourengoy and Purovsky plants. Both sites are located in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing the SSO. The agency emphasized that the operation was part of a series of long-range strikes on targets significant to Russia's ability to continue the war, describing it with the phrase "First time! A record strike for the entire duration of the war." ### The targets: Purovsky and Novourengoy plants The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is one of Russia's key oil and gas regions, where significant capacity for the extraction and processing of hydrocarbons is concentrated. According to the data cited in the statement, the Purovsky condensate preparation plant processed 13.4 million tonnes of gas condensate in 2025 and is an important link in Russia's gas-condensate sector. In the SSO's logic, strikes on such enterprises are aimed at the infrastructure that generates the budget revenues of the aggressor state and sustains its military potential. ### Strategic context: strikes on the war economy The SSO stressed that such attacks are viewed as part of a broader campaign of long-range strikes on targets critical to Russia's continuation of combat operations. Fire Point, for its part, stated that its FP-1 drones covered more than 3,200 km during the operation, setting, in its words, a new record for strike range. Thus, the declared distance substantially exceeds previously publicly confirmed results of similar operations. ### Contradictory data There is a discrepancy between the statements of the parties and sources regarding the exact range figure. In the SSO's wording and in the headlines of several Ukrainian outlets, the figure is "over 3,000 km," while drone manufacturer Fire Point cites "over 3,200 km." The difference of several hundred kilometers may be due to one side assessing the straight-line distance along the route and the other the actual flight trajectory, or to differences in measurement methodology. Moreover, all the data provided on the striking of targets and the record range comes from Ukrainian sources and the weapons manufacturer; independent confirmation of the scale of damage by Russian authorities or neutral observers is absent in the provided materials, so the exact extent of damage to the plants remains unverified. ### Reactions and significance for the course of the conflict The declared operation continues the line of SSO long-range strikes on Russian industrial infrastructure, which in recent months have reached distances of over 2,000 km against targets deep inside Russian territory. If the declared range of 3,000–3,200 km is confirmed, it will become a turning-point indicator for drone strike tactics and will expand the radius within which Ukrainian forces are able to hit strategic energy facilities. Until independent data is obtained, both sides of the conflict, as before, will rely on their own assessments of the scale and range of such operations. ## πŸ” Fact-Check Verification - [SSO drones hit another major plant in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/droni-sso-urazili-shche-odin-velikiy-zavod-1788978197.html) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚ заявлСниС ББО ΠΎΠ± ΡƒΠ΄Π°Ρ€Π΅ ΠΏΠΎ Π·Π°Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΌ Π² ЯНАО 9 сСнтября; источник β€” украинский, нСзависимой Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΈΡ„ΠΈΠΊΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π΅Ρ‚. - [Record strike for the duration of the war: SSO reach key Russian plants at a distance of 3,000 km](https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2026/09/09/8052667/) - ЀиксируСт Ρ„ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΡƒΠ»ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²ΠΊΡƒ Β«3000 ΠΊΠΌΒ» ΠΈ Ρ€Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡ€Π΄Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ Ρ…Π°Ρ€Π°ΠΊΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ ΡƒΠ΄Π°Ρ€Π° ΠΏΠΎ вСрсии ББО; расхоТдСниС с Ρ†ΠΈΡ„Ρ€ΠΎΠΉ Fire Point (3200+ ΠΊΠΌ) ΠΎΡ‚ΠΌΠ΅Ρ‡Π΅Π½ΠΎ Π² ΡΡ‚Π°Ρ‚ΡŒΠ΅. - [SSO and SSB drones strike Russia's Kstovo refinery at night](https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2026/08/26/8050365/) - ЀиксируСт Ρ„ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΡƒΠ»ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²ΠΊΡƒ Β«3000 ΠΊΠΌΒ» ΠΈ Ρ€Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡ€Π΄Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ Ρ…Π°Ρ€Π°ΠΊΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ ΡƒΠ΄Π°Ρ€Π° ΠΏΠΎ вСрсии ББО; расхоТдСниС с Ρ†ΠΈΡ„Ρ€ΠΎΠΉ Fire Point (3200+ ΠΊΠΌ) ΠΎΡ‚ΠΌΠ΅Ρ‡Π΅Π½ΠΎ Π² ΡΡ‚Π°Ρ‚ΡŒΠ΅. - [Over 2,000 km: SSO strike Russia's largest chemical plant](https://zn.ua/war/bolee-2000-km-sso-nanesli-udar-po-krupnejshemu-khimicheskomu-zavodu-rf.html) - ΠšΠΎΠ½Ρ‚Π΅ΠΊΡΡ‚Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ источник: ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚ Ρ‚Π΅Π½Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ†ΠΈΡŽ ΠΊ ΡƒΠ²Π΅Π»ΠΈΡ‡Π΅Π½ΠΈΡŽ Π΄Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΎΡΡ‚ΠΈ ΡƒΠ΄Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ² ББО (ΡΠ²Ρ‹ΡˆΠ΅ 2000 ΠΊΠΌ) ΠΏΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΡŠΠ΅ΠΊΡ‚Π°ΠΌ Π² Π³Π»ΡƒΠ±ΠΈΠ½Π΅ Π Π€. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Which targets did the SSO drones hit on September 9, 2026? **A:** According to the SSO, strikes were delivered on the Novourengoy and Purovsky gas-condensate industry plants in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. ### Q: What is the declared range of the strike? **A:** The SSO and Ukrainian media cite a range of over 3,000 km, while Fire Point claims over 3,200 km for its FP-1 drones, which it calls a new range record. ### Q: Has the information been confirmed by independent sources? **A:** No. All data on the striking of targets and the record range comes from Ukrainian sources and the drone manufacturer; independent confirmation of the scale of damage is absent.