Recent Ukrainian attacks have reduced Russia's oil processing capacity by 30%: Reuters
Reuters and industry sources said the renewed drone campaign hit nine major refineries and could cut actual throughput by 200,000 tonnes a day.
- On Thursday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian Defense Forces struck five of Russia's largest oil refineries: Omsk, Kirishi, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, and Yaroslavl.
- These strikes aim to reduce fuel supplies for the Russian military and cut revenues used to finance the war in Ukraine, according to the General Staff.
- Processing 21 million metric tons of crude annually, the Omsk Oil Refinery is Russia's largest facility, while the Kirishi refinery accounts for more than 6% of total refining capacity.
- Strikes since late October have affected facilities representing nearly 30% of Russia's total refining capacity, with attacks damaging critical infrastructure including the AVT-6 distillation unit.
- Ukrainian forces also targeted the Saratov Oil Refinery, which processes approximately 7 million metric tons of crude annually, as part of the broader campaign against Russia's refining capacity.
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The Ukrainian Defense Forces have hit five of Russia's largest oil refineries since October 30, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. The plants in Omsk, Kirishi, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod and Yaroslavl were hit. According to the Ukrainian military command, the Novokuybyshevsk and Saratov refineries were also hit. The General Staff describes the actions as a systematic campaign against the Russian oil refining industry, which supp…
The General Staff of the Armed Forces reported attacks on the five largest refineries of the Russian Federation in the last two weeks.
NATO backs Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries, says Kyiv alone decides territory's fate – media
NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander John Stringer has praised Ukraine's successful operations against Russian oil refining infrastructure, stressing that only Kyiv has the right to determine the future of its sovereign territories.
Only Ukraine has the right to decide the fate of its territories in negotiations with Russia. NATO also questions whether Moscow has come to Abu Dhabi with serious intentions and not with the same demands as in 2022. This is reported by RBK Ukraine with reference to an interview by General John Stringer, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the NATO Integrated Forces in Europe, published by Euronews. The Alliance is represented at the talks by officials…
About 30 percent of Russia's oil refinery capacity has been shut down in the past week, further straining Russia. State-controlled oil giant introduces rationing at gas stations.
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