Russian oil refinery hit

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

Drones reportedly strike major refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban

Drones attacked an oil refinery in the Russian city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban in Krasnodar Krai overnight on June 28, triggering a large fire after a series of explosions, Russian Telegram channels reported.

28 June, 11:25 AM

Ukraine hits Moscow refinery’s ‘heart’ in drone attack, SBU says

A large fire broke out near the Moscow Oil Refinery after a strike in the area, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said on June 16. Preliminary information indicated that a key crude-processing unit considered the “heart” of the plant was damaged.

16 June, 12:46 PM

General Staff confirms Russian refinery shutdown after Ukrainian strike

The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces confirmed that the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast halted operations after Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the facility on May 21, 2026.

26 May, 12:17 PM

Explosions reported in Dzerzhinsk, Russia, amid drone attack

Explosions were heard in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, amid a drone attack across several Russian oblasts, local Telegram channels wrote on April 30.

30 April, 09:20 AM

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

Dozen Russian sites hit on New Year's Eve, Ukraine's drone forces commander says

Ukrainian troops struck a dozen military and infrastructure targets in Russia and occupied territories on New Year's Eve, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert ‘Magyar’ Brovdi reported on social media on Jan. 1.

1 January, 05:23 PM

Fire engulfs Russia’s Samara refinery

An oil refinery in the Russian city of Syzran, Samara Oblast, caught fire following an overnight drone attack, the Astra Telegram channel reported on Dec. 5.

5 December 2025, 08:34 AM

Ukraine’s Liutyi drones rock Russian refinery in Orsk

At least two Ukrainian long-range Liutyi (Fierce) attack drones successfully targeted an oil refinery in Orsk, Russia’s Orenburg Oblast, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the National Security and Defense Council’s Center for Countering Disinformation reported on Telegram on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 01:00 PM

Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries and drone bases in coordinated attack

Ukrainian defense forces carried out a coordinated overnight drone strike on Aug. 2, targeting multiple high-value military and industrial sites across Russia in retaliation for recent Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported.

2 August 2025, 01:55 PM

Russian oil refinery hit