Based on Reuters calculations, Ukrainian strikes on ten Russian oil refineries have disrupted at least 17% of Russia’s oil refining capacity.
Drone attacks have completely halted operations at refineries in Volgograd, Novokuibyshevsk, Samara, Saratov, and Syzran. Additional strikes targeted the Afipsky, Slavyansk, and Novoshakhtinsk refineries.
At the Novoshakhtinsk refinery—one of the largest fuel suppliers in southern Russia—the fire sparked by the attack was extinguished only on the morning of August 26, five days after the strike.
Citing satellite imagery, UNIAN reports that six storage tanks at the refinery were completely destroyed and two more were damaged.
On Sunday, Kyiv targeted a gas terminal in the Leningrad region and an oil refinery in Samara.
Since the start of 2024, Ukraine has intensified long-range drone strikes deep into Russian territory, with oil infrastructure becoming a primary target. Kyiv’s goal is to weaken Russia’s war economy, disrupt fuel supplies for its military, and reduce export revenues. Russia, meanwhile, has struggled to defend its vast energy infrastructure, which spans thousands of kilometers.
Image: Copyright AP/Krasnodar Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev Telegram channel
