Ukrainian Strike Reaches Moscow Oil Refinery
The strike damaged a unit that accounts for 53% of the plant’s capacity and forced a complete shutdown, Reuters reported.
- On Tuesday, a Ukrainian drone strike forced Gazprom Neft's largest fuel refinery supplying Moscow to halt operations after sparking a massive fire.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking from France, noted the refinery was targeted from 500 kilometers away, with the strike damaging a primary unit responsible for 53 percent of production capacity.
- Following the attack, Russian oil producer Tatneft became the first retailer to implement nationwide fuel purchase caps, limiting sales at a Serpukhov station to 20 liters of gasoline or 40 liters of diesel per vehicle.
- Disruptions have triggered supply crises in southern Krasnodar, Russian-occupied Crimea, and Russian-occupied Donetsk, while the plant processed 11.6 million tons of oil in 2024, producing 2.9 million tons of gasoline and 3.2 million tons of diesel.
- Attacks on Russian refineries by Ukraine have doubled since the beginning of 2026, increasingly straining the domestic fuel market, though central authorities describe recent supply issues across regions as localized bottlenecks.
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The largest oil refinery in the Moscow region has suspended operations after a Ukrainian airstrike hit it overnight Tuesday. Russia launched five waves of airstrikes on Zaporizhia.
Moscow’s Largest Fuel Refinery Halts Operations Following Ukrainian Drone Strike
A Ukrainian drone strike targeted the largest fuel refinery supplying the Moscow region, sparking a massive fire and forcing the facility to completely halt its operations, Reuters reported on June 16. Industry sources told Reuters that the strike on Gazprom Neft’s refinery in southeast Moscow severely damaged a primary refining unit responsible for 53 percent of the plant’s production capacity. Although local emergency services claimed the fire…
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Ukrainian Drone Strike Damages Major Moscow-Area Refinery as Russian Fuel Caps Spread
A Ukrainian long-range drone hit the Moscow region’s largest refinery Tuesday, while Russian oil producer Tatneft imposed nationwide fuel purchase limits amid mounting pressure on ... The post Ukrainian Drone Strike Damages Major Moscow-Area Refinery as Russian Fuel Caps Spread first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Ukrainian Strike Reaches Moscow Oil Refinery
Ukrainian forces targeted an oil refinery in Russia's Moscow region, highlighting the extent of their long-range capabilities. President Zelenskiy confirmed the strike as a response to Russian actions and an ongoing conflict. The attack marks a significant escalation in the regional conflict.
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