Ukrainian military says it attacked oil refinery in Russia's Orsk
Ukraine said the refinery was hit in a deep-strike campaign aimed at cutting fuel supplies and pressuring Moscow, with damage still being assessed.
- On Tuesday, The Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in Orsk, Orenburg region, with the Ukrainian General Staff confirming damages are being ascertained at the key Russian Federation energy enterprise.
- This strike marks the latest in a series of drone operations in recent weeks targeting Russian refineries as Ukraine aims to systematically limit fuel supplies within the Russian Federation and to the frontlines.
- Located about 1,500 kilometers from the frontline, the Orsk refinery processes about 6 million tons of crude oil annually, demonstrating Ukraine's operational reach far beyond immediate combat zones.
- Russia has suffered gasoline and diesel shortages for over three months as drone campaigns forced many large processing sites offline, with peak demand season exacerbating fuel supply constraints.
- Earlier this week, a separate drone attack on the Taneco refinery in Tatarstan killed 12 people and wounded 39, indicating a strategic shift toward long-range economic warfare intended to pressure Putin.
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