Ukrainian Drones Have Just Impaired 20% of Russia's Oil Refining Capabilities — Here's What Was Affected - video Dailymotion

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Since early 2024, Ukraine's persistent drone operations targeting Russian oil facilities have caused damage or destruction to around 20% of Russia's overall refining capabilities, as reported by an April 2026 evaluation from the New York Times. Key export locations such as Ust-Luga and Primorsk — vital petroleum terminals on the Baltic Sea — have been impacted. These attacks aim at undermining Russia's main source of war funding, as oil and gas earnings make up nearly 30% of the federal budget in Russia.

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00:00ukraine just wiped out one-fifth of russia's oil refining power and this could change the war in

00:06one of the most strategic drone campaigns in modern warfare ukraine is no longer just fighting

00:11on the battlefield it is striking russia's economy since early 2024 ukrainian sea drones

00:18and long-range air drones have been targeting key oil infrastructure across russia the result

00:24around 20 of russia's total refining capacity is now damaged or completely destroyed among the

00:31biggest hits are ust luga and promorsk two of russia's most critical oil export hubs on the

00:37baltic sea these are not random targets oil and gas make up about 30 of russia's federal budget

00:45so every strike is not just damage it is cutting off funding for the war itself

00:49in late march and early april 2026 the attacks intensified more frequent more precise harder to

00:57stop even as russia boosts air defenses ukraine keeps adapting faster nato analysts say this

01:04marks a major shift ukraine is now targeting the financial arteries of russia's war machine

01:10one-fifth of russia's refining power gone now the real question is what happens next

Ukrainian Drones Have Just Impaired 20% of Russia's Oil Refining Capabilities — Here's What Was Affected

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