Ukraine has hit more than 51% of Russia's oil refineries — Defense Ministry
Ukrainian strikes disabled 51% of Russian oil refining capacities (photo: facebook.com/SecurSerUkraine)
Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine have disabled more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity, the Ministry of Defense reports. Such strikes significantly weaken the military and economic potential of the Russian Federation.
Analysts from the General Staff, the Defense Ministry and intelligence services assessed the impact of recent long-range strikes.
More than 51% of Russia's refining capacity has been taken offline, resulting from a systematic effort to weaken its war machine.
Recent targets have included the Moscow, Yaroslavl, and Perm refineries; KINEF and Ust-Luga; and the Ilsky, Saratov, Syzran, and other refineries.
"Fifty-one percent of refining capacity hit is a significant blow to the enemy's economy, its ability to wage aggression and supply its military forces. Our deep strikes continue to bring the war to Russian territory," Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara emphasized.
The effects of Ukraine's operations are accumulating and producing tangible results. One of the Defense Ministry's main priorities remains long-range strike drones that can hit targets deep inside Russia.
According to the defense chief, production and procurement of such drones have tripled this year, and Ukraine will continue to scale up its capabilities to carry out such strikes.
As reported, the Russian military continues to face systematic attacks on critical energy and oil infrastructure.
In particular, explosions were reported in the Russian city of Samara on the night of October 2, followed by a fire. It was later reported that Russia's largest linear production and dispatching station in Europe—Samara—was on fire. The facility is part of the Transneft system.
At the same time, Moscow is seeking to increase pressure and intensify airstrikes on Ukrainian cities.
In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced retaliation over Russia's new "military doctrine" and stressed that Ukraine would significantly increase the number of attacks on Russian oil refineries.
