Ukraine knocks out 17% of Russia's oil refining capacity, creating shortages and disrupting exports smoke rises

Ukraine is hitting hard at Russia's fuel infrastructure.

Ukraine knocks out 17% of Russia's oil refining capacity, creating shortages and disrupting exports
smoke rises from the side of the Ilsky Oil Refinery manufacturing complex in the Krasnodar region in southern Russia.

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By Sasha Vakulina 26/08/2025 - 15:06 GMT+2

Ukraine has significantly intensified its attacks against Russia's energy sector over the past few weeks, managing to disrupt oil refining capacity, weakening Moscow’s war economy.

Ukraine has significantly intensified its attacks against Russia's energy sector over the past few weeks, inflicting significant losses on the primary source of financing of Moscow’s war machine.

Kyiv’s recent strikes on 10 Russian oil refineries have reportedly disrupted at least 17% of all of Russia’s refining capacity, an equivalent of 1.1 million barrels per day.

Ukraine’s targeted campaign is focused on refineries, oil depots and military-industrial sites. This way Kyiv disrupted Moscow’s ability to process and export oil. Ukraine’s campaign also created shortages in some Russian regions and in Moscow-annexed Crimea.

On Sunday, Kyiv targeted a gas terminal in the Leningrad region and an oil refinery in Samara......................



Steve Rosenberg
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A gasoline shortage is headline news in today's Russian papers, which report: “Russia on the verge of a full-scale fuel crisis” and “In Primorye [Russian Far East] & Khabarovsk region drivers report kilometre-long queues at gas stations.” #ReadingRussia

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