oil refineries

Ukraine won’t be stopped from hitting Russian targets, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine’s Defense Forces cannot be prevented from attacking targets inside Russia, including oil refineries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared in his Independence Day address on Aug. 24.

24 August 2025, 03:55 PM

Russia halts gasoline exports as drone strikes and sanctions strain supply

Russia has imposed a nationwide ban on gasoline exports through the end of August, aiming to satisfy rising domestic demand as drone strikes and Western sanctions disrupt seasonal refinery maintenance, Bloomberg reported on July 28.

29 July 2025, 12:15 PM

Russian oil companies can't fix refineries as sanctions cut off access to parts

Russian oil companies are struggling to repair refineries due to Western sanctions, Russia’s energy minister said, according to The Moscow Times on July 18.

18 July 2025, 10:55 AM

Russia considers export ban as gasoline prices hit record high

Russian government once again considers a full ban on gasoline exports amid a sharp rise in fuel prices, which have surged by 25% since the beginning of the year, The Moscow Times wrote on June 25.

26 June 2025, 01:30 PM

Ukrainian drones strike oil facilities in Russia’s Rostov Oblast and Syzran refinery – General Staff

Ukraine’s drone forces, working alongside other units of the Defense Forces, carried out a series of overnight strikes on key Russian infrastructure, hitting vital oil facilities used to support Moscow’s war effort, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on March 4.

4 March 2025, 02:14 PM

Blaze at Russian Ufaorgsintez plant hits key supplier of explosives materials – Defense Express

The Ufaorgsintez oil refinery in Russia’s Bashkortostan, which caught fire overnight on March 3, supplies raw materials for Russian explosives manufacturers, Defense Express reported.

3 March 2025, 12:10 PM

Drone barrage hits 17 Russian oil facilities in 2025, disrupting key infrastructure – Russian media

Drones attacked at least 17 oil facilities in the aggressor state Russia during the first two months of 2025, Russian Telegram channel ASTRA reported.

18 February 2025, 10:30 AM

Ukraine takes out 10% of Russia’s oil refining

Russia may reduce oil production in the coming months due to U.S. sanctions and Ukrainian drone attacks targeting its oil refineries, Reuters reported on Feb. 13.

13 February 2025, 11:38 PM

Russia drowning in unsold oil as sanctions and Ukrainian strikes hit hard

Russian oil companies are facing forced production cuts as they struggle to sell millions of barrels of oil following the so-called "farewell" sanctions imposed by the Biden administration in January, U.S. News reported on Feb. 12.

13 February 2025, 12:08 PM

Ukraine's HUR behind attack on oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast - media

During a special operation of Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine (HUR) at a refinery in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, three vertical fuel tanks were destroyed by explosive devices, hromadske reports, citing an intelligence source on May 19.

19 May 2024, 05:46 PM

Strike on oil refinery in Russian Kaluga Oblast were carried out by HUR - NV source

The Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense attacked the Pervyi Zavod (First Plant) oil refinery in Russia's Kaluga Oblast, a source within military intelligence told NV on May 10.

10 May 2024, 05:17 PM

Fire erupts after several drones strike oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar Krai - video

Ukrainian drones struck an oil depot in the village of Yurivka, not far from the Crimean Bridge in Russia's Krasnodar Territory, on the night of May 9, the BBC reported.

9 May 2024, 08:40 AM

Russian Defense Ministry claims 12 drones intercepted during UAV attack against five Russian oblasts

Five Russian oblasts allegedly came under drone attack overnight on May 2, with 12 drones reportedly "shot down” by Russian air defenses, the Russian Defense Ministry wrote on Telegram.

2 May 2024, 01:25 PM

Ukraine's military intelligence behind successful drone strike on Russia's Ryazan oil refinery

The successful drone attack on Russia's Ryazan oil refinery overnight on May 1 was a special operation of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), RBC-Ukraine sources reported.

1 May 2024, 01:00 PM

Strikes on Russian refineries are ‘legitimate’ self-defense on Ukraine’s part — Stoltenberg

Oil refineries in Russian territory are “legitimate” targets for Ukrainian drone strikes, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a joint press briefing with Finnish President Alexander Stubb on April 10.

10 April 2024, 08:10 PM

Russia requests 100,000 tons of gasoline from Kazakhstan amid refinery attacks — report

Russia has asked Kazakhstan to supply it with 100,000 tons of gasoline in anticipation of a potential shortage, which may worsen due to Ukraine’s drone strike campaign, Reuters reported on April 8, citing three industry sources.

8 April 2024, 08:40 PM

UN calls Russia’s drone factory in Tatarstan ‘civilian infrastructure’ while condemning UA attack

United Nations Secretary General spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, condemned the Ukrainian drone attack on a drone manufacturing enterprise in Russia’s Tatarstan Republic, labeling it "civilian infrastructure" in a briefing.

3 April 2024, 04:10 PM

Ukraine striking Russian oil is legitimate self-defense — France

Ukraine’s ongoing campaign of drone strikes at Russian oil refineries constitutes legitimate self-defense, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said on April 2.

3 April 2024, 12:15 AM

Russia’s National Guard blamed for failing to protect oil refineries — report

In Russian regions where oil industry has been targeted by Ukrainian drone strikes, National Guard (Rosgvardia) units are being inspected to determine why they failed to counter the threat, pro-Ukrainian resistance movement Atesh reported on March 27, citing an informant in Russia’s security forces.

27 March 2024, 08:30 PM

U.S. does not support Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries, but is there a request to stop?

The U.S. does not support Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a March 26 briefing, though he declined to comment on whether they had asked Ukraine to cease attacking Russian oil refineries.

27 March 2024, 12:45 PM

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