Russian oil refineries

Russia forced to extend fuel exports ban

The Kremlin has extended restrictions on gasoline exports for two additional months as Russia struggles with a fuel crisis, independent newspaper The Moscow Times reported on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 11:38 PM

Refinery attacks and India’s reduced intake threaten Kremlin oil income - ISW

Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries are driving gasoline shortages across Russia, likely stoking inflation and wider instability, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Aug. 26.

27 August 2025, 10:30 AM

Ukraine drone strikes hit 10 Russian refineries, wiping out 17% of oil output

Ukraine has ramped up drone strikes on Russian oil refineries and export infrastructure, hitting a critical sector of dictator Vladimir Putin’s economy, Reuters reported on Aug. 25.

26 August 2025, 10:34 AM

Drones target oil refineries in Russia’s southwest

Oil refineries in the southwestern Russian cities of Slavyansk-on-Kuban and Volgograd were reportedly targeted in an overnight drone attack, the Shot Telegram channel reported early on Aug. 13.

13 August 2025, 06:35 AM

Ukrainian drone strike halts operations at Saratov refinery

Russia’s Saratov oil refinery has paused crude intake on Aug. 11, one day after a Ukrainian drone attack on the facility, Bloomberg reported, citing a source familiar with the situation.

11 August 2025, 11:46 PM

Defense Forces strike oil refinery in Russia’s Saratov Oblast — General Staff

Ukraine’s Drone Systems Forces, working with other components of the Defense Forces, struck the Saratov oil refinery on the night of Aug. 10, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported.

10 August 2025, 03:40 PM

Ryazan oil refinery output halved after Ukrainian drone attack

The Ryazan Refinery, operated by Russia’s state-owned oil giant Rosneft, had to cut its throughput capacity by half after being damaged in a recent Ukrainian drone attack, Reuters reported on Aug. 4, citing sources.

5 August 2025, 01:09 AM

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

Explosion and oil spill reported at burning oil depot in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, fire area expands — video

A massive explosion and oil spill hit a key Russian oil depot in Krasnodar Krai during ongoing firefighting efforts, expanding the blaze to 10,000 square meters, local authorities wrote on March 21.

21 March 2025, 09:50 AM

Ukraine hits Moscow refinery, Druzhba pipeline infrastructure in Oryol Oblast, says General Staff

Ukraine’s Defense Forces hit the Moscow Oil Refinery and parts of the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia’s Oryol Oblast during an overnight operation in the early hours of March 11, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Telegram.

11 March 2025, 05:44 PM

Ukrainian military intel hits major Russian fighter jet fuel supplier

The overnight drone attack on the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast was carried out by Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), sources within the agency told NV on March 10.

10 March 2025, 11:57 AM

Key Russian oil refinery targeted in overnight attack - Video

The Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast was attacked overnight by a swarm of drones, Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation reported on Telegram on March 10.

10 March 2025, 10:19 AM

Ukrainian intelligence drones hit Russian oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast

Ukrainian drones attacked the Kirishnefteorgsintez oil refinery complex in Kirishi district, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, overnight into March 8, NV sources reported.

8 March 2025, 04:03 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

Ukraine strikes Russian airfields and oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, General Staff confirms

Ukraine’s military drone units and the HUR, in coordination with other Defense Forces components, struck strategic Russian targets in Krasnodar Krai and occupied Crimea overnight on Feb. 26, Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed.

26 February 2025, 05:55 PM

Ukrainian General Staff confirms strike on Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery

In an overnight operation, Ukrainian Defense Forces targeted the Ryazan Oil Refinery in Russia, confirmed by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Telegram on Feb. 24.

24 February 2025, 12:58 PM

Ukrainian military confirms strike on Russian oil refinery and two pumping stations

Ukraine's military confirmed strikes on Russia's Ilsky oil refinery and two oil pumping stations, Kropotinskaya and Andreapol, in Krasnodar Krai, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Telegram on Feb. 17.

18 February 2025, 04:03 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

Russia’s largest oil pumping station disabled in drone attack

Russia’s largest oil pumping station of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) was disabled on Feb. 17 following a drone strike, the CPC press service reported on Telegram.

17 February 2025, 12:14 PM

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