Russian oil refineries

Ukraine expands deep strikes on Russian oil hubs

Ukrainian forces have stepped up long-range strikes on Russian oil infrastructure over the past two weeks, targeting at least eight key export facilities, refineries, and defense industry sites across a wide geographic area, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on April 5, citing official statements and open-source data.

6 April, 10:58 AM

Kremlin decides to ban gasoline exports starting April 1

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak instructed the Energy Ministry to prepare a draft resolution banning gasoline exports from April 1, according to The Moscow Times.

28 March, 04:39 PM

Drones strike key oil logistics hub in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai — video

Drones struck the Armavir Line Production and Dispatch Station in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai overnight on March 8, the region’s operational headquarters said.

8 March, 02:25 PM

Ukraine hits Russian oil depot, multiple military targets in occupied territories

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Khokhol oil depot in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast and hit multiple Russian military targets in occupied Ukrainian territories, the General Staff reported on Jan. 28.

28 January, 01:35 PM

Ukraine hits Russian oil terminal, radar sites in Crimea and occupied Donbas

Ukraine’s General Staff said its Defense Forces carried out a series of overnight precision strikes on Jan. 22, hitting the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in the village of Volna in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai and multiple military targets across temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory.

22 January, 03:48 PM

Top 6 longest-range Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries

Ukrainian long-range drones struck Russia's Ukhta oil refinery in the Komi Republic on Aug. 10, 2025 — 1,800 km from Ukraine — marking the farthest recorded attack. NV ranks the top six longest-range hits on Russian refineries in the second half of 2025.

14 January, 11:38 AM

Evacuation declared after Ukraine strikes major Russian arms depot in Kostroma — General Staff

Ukraine’s Defense Forces have struck a key Russian military arsenal in Kostroma Oblast, prompting the evacuation of nearby residents, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said in a statement on Jan. 6.

6 January, 07:08 PM

Hungary’s MOL looks to buy sanctioned Lukoil assets, report says

Hungarian oil multinational MOL notified Washington of its intention to buy overseas assets of Russian oil giant Lukoil, which is under U.S. sanctions since Nov. 21, Reuters reported on Dec. 4, citing three people familiar with the matter.

4 December 2025, 09:57 PM

Russian oil hub in Samara hit by repeated drone attacks - video

Drones attacked the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast overnight, Astra Telegram channel reported on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 09:56 AM

Ukrainian military confirms strikes on Russian Black Sea naval base in Novorossiysk and oil refinery in Saratov

Ukraine’s Armed Forces confirmed carrying out coordinated strikes overnight on Nov. 14 against Russia’s Black Sea naval base in Novorossiysk, targeting ships and infrastructure with Neptune missiles and multiple types of attack drones.

14 November 2025, 05:30 PM

Drones strike oil stations in Russia’s Yaroslavl Oblast, officials claim

Drones struck oil pumping stations in Russia’s Yaroslavl Oblast early on Nov. 5, according to regional governor Mikhail Yevrayev.

5 November 2025, 04:44 PM

Russia in denial about its own fuel crisis

Russia’s Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov dismissed Ukrainian drone attacks as a cause of his country’s fuel crisis, attributing higher prices instead to routine refinery maintenance and seasonal demand.

27 October 2025, 10:22 PM

Kyiv focuses on strikes deeper inside Russia, Zelenskyy says

The Ukrainian military is tasked with “broadening the geography” of long-range missile and drone strikes deep inside Russian territory, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 27.

27 October 2025, 08:49 PM

Three Russian regions start rationing gasoline

Caused by the Ukrainian drone strike campaign targeting oil infrastructure, the fuel crisis has forced three Russian regions—Irkutsk Oblast, Buryatia, and Zabaykalsky Krai—to start rationing gasoline, independent Russian newspaper The Moscow Times reported on Oct .22.

22 October 2025, 09:52 PM

Ukraine’s General Staff confirms strikes on oil refinery in Novokuybyshevsk, gas plant in Orenburg

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck Russia’s Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Samara Oblast, the Orenburg gas processing plant, and an oil depot in the temporarily occupied city of Berdyansk overnight on Oct. 19, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces confirmed.

19 October 2025, 03:50 PM

ISW: Ukrainian drone attacks knock out a fifth of Russia’s oil refining capacity

Ukraine’s sustained campaign of strikes on Russian oil refineries is worsening the country’s fuel shortages and triggering record price spikes, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Oct. 18 report.

19 October 2025, 10:58 AM

Drone strikes damaged Russian oil industry more than Western sanctions—Budanov

Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries have inflicted greater damage on the Russian economy than years of international sanctions, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said on Oct. 16.

16 October 2025, 08:33 PM

Syrskyi: Ukraine cripples fifth of Russian oil processing

Ukrainian forces have reduced oil processing in Russia by 21% through a series of targeted strikes, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, reported on Facebook on Oct. 10, summing up the DeepStrike program's September accomplishments.

10 October 2025, 12:58 PM

Ukraine's Defense Forces strike Russia's Kirishi oil refinery, Buyan-M corvette

Ukraine's Defense Forces hit Russia's Kirishi refinery in Leningrad Oblast and a Buyan-M missile corvette in Karelia overnight into Oct. 4, as well as a Garmon radar complex in Kursk Oblast and a command post of Russia's 8th Army in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's General Staff reported.

4 October 2025, 02:50 PM

Ukraine hits oil refineries and key fuel station in Russia – General Staff

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck multiple energy sites in Russia overnight on Sept. 20, targeting the Saratov and Novokuybyshevsk oil refineries as well as the Samara oil blending station, Ukraine’s General Staff said.

20 September 2025, 12:05 PM

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