Updated 10.07.26:

Ukraine Intensifies Attacks on Russian Oil Refineries in 2026

According to Reuters, the following Russian energy sites have been hit by Ukrainian attacks:

• Volgograd — Lukoil refinery; crude oil processing halted after equipment damage.

• Novoshakhtinsk — Oil refinery in the Rostov region; operations suspended.

• Moscow (Kapotnya district) — Oil refinery; crude processing halted after a fire damaged distillation units.

• Yaroslavl — Oil refinery; drone damage sparked a fire.

• Moscow region — Major fuel depot hit in a drone attack on October 6.

• NORSI (Nizhny Novgorod region) — Lukoil refinery; crude processing suspended following earlier attacks.

• Afipsky — Refinery in Krasnodar region; fire reported after a drone strike.

• Perm — Oil refinery; operations stopped after damage to processing equipment.

• TANECO (Tatarstan) — Refinery targeted in attacks in August.

• Bashkortostan / Ufa — Oil refinery facilities damaged or targeted.

• Ust-Luga — Novatek gas condensate processing complex; damaged in a drone attack.

• Saratov — Rosneft refinery; processing halted after damage.

• Ryazan — Major oil refinery; crude processing halted.

• Syzran (Samara region) — Oil refinery; operations halted after damage to a processing unit.

• Omsk — Oil refinery; fire reported following a drone attack.

Originally posted 9.23.25:

Ukraine has intensified its drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, targeting major oil refineries on Thursday: Gazprom’s Neftekhim Salavat facility in Bashkortostan and Lukoil’s Volgograd refinery, according to Bloomberg. The Salavat strike, over 1,300 km from Ukrainian-controlled territory, marks one of Kyiv’s deepest attacks inside Russia. These strikes are part of a broader effort to disrupt Russian fuel supplies to the front lines, with at least 13 attacks reported in August and several more in September. The recent attacks have forced shutdowns, reduced Russian refining output to its lowest since April 2022, and cut crude exports significantly. While Ukraine’s Western allies have remained publicly silent, they haven’t criticized the strikes, signaling a shift from earlier positions. Meanwhile, the G7 is preparing a new sanctions package against Russia. They write:

Two Russian oil refineries were attacked on Thursday as Ukraine stepped up strikes on its enemy’s energy infrastructure.

Gazprom’s Neftekhim Salavat petrochemical facility in the Bashkortostan region was set on fire after being hit by drones, local governor Radiy Khabirov said. The site is more than 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) from territory under Ukraine’s control, making it one of Kyiv’s deepest strikes inside Russian territory.

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces also claimed an attack on Lukoil PJSC’s major Volgograd refinery in the Volga region. […]

Since last month, Ukrainian military forces have intensified drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, including oil refineries, aiming to curb fuel supplies to the front lines. In August, at least 13 strikes were made, the largest monthly number since the start of the invasion in Ukraine. So far in September there have been at least six attacks. […]

So far, Ukraine’s allies have mostly ignored the attacks. While Washington and Brussels haven’t given public support for the strikes, they haven’t criticized either. That’s a shift from when Joe Biden was in the White House and members of his administration would reprimand Kyiv for incursions that affected Russia’s oil industry.

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