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Ukraine cripples nearly half of Russias oil refining capacity with strikes on Moscow, Samara and Yaroslavl refineries

Ukraine cripples nearly half of Russias oil refining capacity with strikes on Moscow, Samara and Yaroslavl refineries
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Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign has crippled nearly half of Russia’s oil refining capacity, with the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reporting a 45% reduction as of Sept. 21. The latest strikes targeted the Moscow Oil Refinery, halting production after fires damaged its primary distillation units, AVT-6 and Euro+, according to Reuters . The refinery, owned by Gazprom Neft, may require weeks to resume operations.

The Ukrainian military confirmed additional strikes on the Syzran Oil Refinery in Samara, the Atlant Aero drone plant in Taganrog, and the Slavneft-YANOS facility in Yaroslavl. The attacks have triggered a shortage of high-quality Euro-5/K5-standard gasoline and diesel in Russia, the General Staff stated .

Satellite imagery also showed damage to a drone port near Cimbulovo in the Oryol region, where reinforced hangars and launch sites for Geran-4 and Geran-5 kamikaze drones were hit .

U.S. President Donald Trump responded by stating Russia had “lost control” of its diesel industry, urging Ukraine to cease attacks amid rising global fuel prices. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy countered that Kyiv would halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure only if Moscow stops targeting Ukraine’s energy and critical facilities .

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