Russian oil refineries

Russian regions reintroduce rationing after renewed Ukrainian refinery strikes

Several Russian regions are again facing fuel shortages after Ukraine resumed near-daily attacks on oil refineries across the country, Bloomberg reported on Aug, 14.

15 August, 11:35 AM

Ukraine warns Russia will reap consequences of renewed winter energy strikes

Ukraine’s Armed Forces answered a Russian threat to freeze the country this winter by pointing to fires at Russian oil refineries.

14 August, 04:24 PM

Fights break out at gas station queues in Moscow as Russia’s fuel crisis deepens

Fights broke out between drivers waiting in hours-long queues at gas stations in Moscow as Russian authorities face a deepening domestic fuel crisis, independent monitoring channels reported on August 14.

14 August, 09:28 AM

Russia imports gasoline from India amid refinery strikes

Russia has begun importing gasoline from countries as far away as India, as Ukrainian strikes on its oil refineries cause severe local fuel shortages, according to a Bloomberg report on Aug. 12, citing data from the shipping analytics firm Kpler.

12 August, 12:05 PM

Russia rolls back jet fuel quality standards after drone strikes cripple refineries

Russia is lowering aviation jet fuel quality standards to boost production after Ukrainian drone strikes crippled key oil refineries, The Moscow Times reported on August 7.

7 August, 01:36 PM

Ukraine hits two Russian oil refineries up to 1,300 km behind front lines - video

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck two Russian oil refineries and drone control assets on Aug. 5 and overnight on Aug. 6, AFU General Staff reported.

6 August, 12:57 PM

Ukrainian drone strikes deepen Russian fuel shortage as 322 gas stations close

A total of 322 gas stations in Russia have closed or gone offline for repairs since the start of 2026, up 70% from the same period last year, Enkorr reported, citing Russian media.

5 August, 06:33 PM

Ukrainian strikes drive Russian oil refining to lowest level since 2002

Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil facilities drove the country’s refinery throughput down to 3.6 million barrels a day in July, its lowest level since May 2002, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 3.

4 August, 10:19 AM

SBU drones strike three Russian refineries nearly 1,000 miles from Ukraine

Long-range drones operated by Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck infrastructure at three oil refineries in Ufa, Russia, on Aug. 1, the agency reported.

1 August, 04:04 PM

Russia plans to refine oil in Kazakhstan to ease fuel shortage

Kazakhstan is negotiating with Russia to refine Russian oil at its refineries, with the resulting products to be sold domestically and partly shipped back to Russia, Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry told Reuters on July 30.

30 July, 07:05 PM

Drone attack ignites Tyumen oil refinery deep inside Russian territory

A drone attack sparked a fire at the Tyumen oil refinery on July 25, regional governor Alexander Moor said.

25 July, 12:58 PM

Russia's fuel crisis eases as Ukraine shifts targets

Russian regions are reporting a gradual easing of the fuel crisis after Ukraine's Defense Forces shifted their strike focus from oil refineries to Russian shadow-fleet vessels, Bloomberg reported on July 22.

23 July, 01:53 PM

Russia using budget to ease oil firms' losses from Ukrainian strikes

Russian authorities are attempting to ease the financial difficulties of Russian oil companies by compensating them from the federal budget for losses stemming from Ukrainian strikes on refining facilities, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its July 21 report.

22 July, 11:18 AM

Drone strikes spark fires at 3 oil depots in Russia's Stavropol

Drones struck the Russian city of Stavropol overnight into July 19, sparking fires at three oil depots, according to the Telegram channel Astra.

19 July, 03:15 PM

Analysts outline three scenarios as drone strikes crush Russian oil output

Ukrainian drone strikes became another act in a months-long campaign of attacks on gasoline and diesel producers in Russia, which has brought the gas station country to a genuine crisis in recent weeks.

9 July, 08:15 AM

Ukrainian forces strike major Russian oil refineries from Yaroslavl to Leningrad - video

Ukrainian forces struck Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl and the Novatek-Ust-Luga refinery in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, AFU General Staff reported on July 6.

6 July, 02:45 PM

U.S. intelligence data guided Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries

U.S. intelligence data helped guide Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russian energy infrastructure in 2026, the Financial Times reported on July 5.

6 July, 12:50 PM

Kyiv's deep strike campaign takes out 11 Russian oil refineries in one month

Ukraine intensified long-range deep strike campaign against Russia's military-economic infrastructure in June, hitting 11 oil refineries, seven fuel logistics facilities, eight military factories, space communication centers, ships, and ferries, Defense Ministry reported on July 1.

1 July, 02:20 PM

Russia cannot restore damaged oil refineries anytime soon

Ukrainian strikes have left Russia facing severe difficulties in restoring its damaged oil refineries, A-95 Consulting Group director Serhii Kuyun told Radio NV on June 26.

1 July, 02:03 PM

Massive drone campaign shows Russians harsh reality yet fails to deter Kremlin

Ukraine's unprecedented drone campaign has reached an extraordinary scale over the past month, bringing the harsh reality of the "special military operation", but still fails to force Moscow to back down in the near future, CNN wrote on June 30.

30 June, 12:47 PM

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