Ukrainian knockout 17% Oil refining capacity of Russia

Irfan Bhatti

Ukraine's drone attacks on Russian oil refineries have knocked out at least 17% of Russia's oil refining capacity, equivalent to 1.1 million barrels per day. This significant disruption is causing fuel shortages in some regions of Russia, particularly during peak demand seasons for tourists and farmers.   *Key Details:*   - *Affected Refineries:* At least 10 Russian oil refineries have been targeted, including¹ ²:      - *Lukoil's Volgograd refinery*      - *Rosneft's Ryazan refinery*      - *Novoshakhtinsk refinery*      - *Syzran refinery*      - *Afipsky refinery* in Krasnodar Krai  - *Impact on Russia:* Fuel shortages are reported in southern Russia, occupied Ukrainian territories, and the Far East, with long lines at gas stations in cities like Vladivostok.  - *Strategic Significance:* Ukraine's actions aim to raise the stakes in potential peace negotiations and challenge the notion of its supposed defeat. The attacks target a critical sector of Vladimir Putin's economy, disrupting Russia's energy industry and exports.³ ⁴  - *Economic Consequences:* Russia's oil and gas exports account for a quarter of its budget revenue, enabling increased military spending. Western sanctions have forced Moscow to sell oil at discounts and halt gas deliveries to most of Europe.

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00:00Over the past few weeks, Ukraine has increased its attacks on Russia's energy sector significantly.

00:06It has been successful in disrupting oil refining capacity, which has weakened Moscow's war economy.

00:12Over the past few weeks, Ukraine has intensified its attacks on Russia's energy sector,

00:17causing significant damage to the primary source of financing for Moscow's war machine.

00:22At least 17% of Russia's refining capacity, or 1.1 million barrels per day,

00:28has reportedly been disrupted as a result of Kiev's recent strikes on 10 Russian oil refineries.

00:35Ukraine's targeted campaign is focused on refineries, oil depots and military-industrial sites.

00:41This way, Kiev disrupted Moscow's ability to process and export oil.

00:46The campaign carried out by Ukraine also led to shortages in a number of Russian regions

00:51and the Crimean Peninsula that Moscow had annexed.

00:54Kiev targeted an oil refinery in Samara and a gas terminal in the Leningrad region on Sunday.

01:00The Kiev Independent received confirmation from a source within Ukraine's security service, SBU,

01:06that the SBU was responsible for the attack on the liquefied natural gas terminal.

01:11Russia uses a shadow fleet to trade oil and gas through this terminal.

01:16The source stated that the SBU's drone sanctions reduce Russia's need for foreign currency to wage war.

01:21The Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff also confirmed that the Cizron Oil Refinery in Samara,

01:28which specializes in the production of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and other petroleum supplied to the Russian troops,

01:36was targeted by Military Intelligence, HUR, the Unmanned Systems Forces, and other defense agencies.

01:42On Telegram, the general staff wrote,

01:45The Cizron refinery has a design capacity of up to 8.5 million tons of crude oil per year,

01:52accounting for approximately 3.08% of Russia's total oil refining volume.

01:58Earlier this month, Ukraine also targeted the Lukoil refinery in Volgograd,

02:03the largest in southern Russia, as well as large refineries in the Suratov and Rostov regions.

02:08Russian tourists and farmers' peak season demand for gasoline coincides with the refineries' closure.

02:15Russia had already tightened its gasoline export ban in July to deal with a spike in domestic demand,

02:21even before Kiev intensified its attacks.

02:24Some regions of Russia-occupied Ukraine, southern Russia, and even the Far East experienced gasoline shortages.

02:31There are long lines at gas stations in some areas, and coupons have recently been introduced.

02:36There are also reports in the Russian media that petrol is increasingly being sold only to organizations and businesses.

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