In a series of coordinated attacks over the span of two days, Ukrainian drone strikes have targeted oil refineries in Russia, resulting in damage to approximately 12% of the country’s oil processing capabilities, according to reports from Bloomberg.
The most recent strike, which occurred on Wednesday, resulted in a fire at one of Russia’s largest oil processing plants, the Rosneft facility owned by PJSC Ryazan, located near Moscow.
Additionally, the Novoshakhtinsk refinery in the southern Rostov region was also targeted by drone attacks, compounding the devastation inflicted by a similar incident at the Lukoil PJSC Norsi plant on Tuesday.
The strike on the oil refinery in Ryazan, approximately 200 kilometers from Moscow, targeted a facility responsible for producing 17.1 million tons of petroleum products annually, equating to around 340,000 barrels per day.
The Ryazan refinery serves as a primary supplier of motor fuel to the capital regions of Russia.
Later on Wednesday, the Novoshakhtinsk refinery in the southern Rostov region ceased operations following a drone attack, as confirmed by the region’s governor, Vasily Golubev.
The refinery’s capacity amounts to 5.6 million tons per year, or roughly 112,000 barrels per day.
The Russian Ministry of Defence reported intercepting 58 drones overnight in the regions of Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, Ryazan, and Leningrad. This marks one of the largest drone attacks in recent months.
The three targets hit by Ukrainian drones over the past two days collectively represent approximately 12% of Russia’s oil processing capacity.
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