Gazprom plant attack near Surgut and Nebo-U radar strike: Ukraine war report for 16 October 2026
Reports emerged on 16 October of a drone attack on the Surgut condensate stabilisation plant, a Gazprom facility in Western Siberia. Ukraine’s General Staff meanwhile confirmed strikes on a Nebo-U radar in Krasnodar Krai, two other radars and an electronic warfare station in Bryansk Oblast, and telecommunications towers in occupied Crimea.
Demilitarizator brings together the main reports of strikes on Russian targets and Ukrainian defence forces’ combat results available on the evening of 16 October.
Attack on Gazprom’s Surgut plant: what is known
During the day on 16 October, reports emerged of a drone attack and a fire at an industrial facility in the Surgut district of Russia’s Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. The plant is approximately 2,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border.
The Surgut condensate stabilisation plant is part of Gazprom Pererabotka. It processes a mixture of oil and gas condensate and produces motor and aviation fuels. Its design capacity is approximately 12 million tonnes of feedstock a year.
Ukraine’s General Staff confirms Nebo-U radar strike in Krasnodar Krai
Overnight into 16 October, Ukrainian defence forces struck a 55Zh6U Nebo-U radar station near Magri in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai. A fire broke out in the area of the facility.
The General Staff published its report on the results of the strike on 16 October.
Nebo-U is a long-range radar designed to detect and track aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. Its estimated cost is around US$100 million.
Striking such radars weakens Russian air defence’s ability to detect aerial targets in time.
Strikes on Russian radars, electronic warfare and communications towers
In a separate statement published on 16 October, the General Staff confirmed strikes on two radar stations in Bryansk Oblast, near Ozaryonnoye and Trubchevsk.
An electronic warfare station was also hit near Novozybkov.
In temporarily occupied Crimea, two telecommunications towers with antenna equipment were struck near Olenivka.
FPV drone hits another Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter
On 16 October, Ukrainian media reported another strike on a Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter by drone pilots from the Prybultsi anti-aircraft missile battalion of the 115th Separate Mechanised Brigade.
The helicopter was intercepted using an FPV drone. This is the unit’s second such result to become public within a few days.
Unmanned Systems Forces hit 1,053 targets on 15 October
On the morning of 16 October, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces published their results for the previous day, 15 October.
The grouping’s units reported 1,053 enemy targets hit. These included 23 drone launch sites, 16 radars and electronic warfare systems, nine depots, and 42 vehicles and pieces of specialised and engineering equipment.
Russian personnel casualties attributed to the Unmanned Systems Forces that day totalled 408, including 249 killed.
For 1–15 October, the grouping reported 33,225 targets hit and 7,714 Russian personnel killed or wounded.
How the figures changed
The data may be revised when official statements or further assessment become available.
Sources
- Exilenova+ — Surgut condensate plant
- NV — reports of the attack near Surgut
- Ukrainian General Staff — Nebo-U radar
- Ukrainian General Staff — radars, electronic warfare and telecommunications towers
- Supernova+ — reports from Vladimir
- ArmyInform — second helicopter hit
- Unmanned Systems Forces — daily results
- Robert Brovdi — report for 15 October
- RBC-Ukraine — OSINT identification of the Surgut condensate plant