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JUST IN: 🇷🇺 Russia halts operations at its largest oil refinery following Monday's drone [...]
JUST IN: Russia halts operations at its largest oil refinery following Monday's drone attack.@BRICSNews
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The Kyiv Independent
· Jun 25, 2026
Russia's 4th-largest oil refinery shuts down after Ukrainian drone strike, Reuters reports
The Lukoil-Nizhegorodorgsintez refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, is Russia's fourth-largest oil refinery and second-largest producer of gasoline. The facility went offline on June 24 after a drone strike, two industry sources told Reuters.
Kyiv Post
· Jul 8, 2026
Russia's Largest Oil Refinery Stops Processing After Ukraine’s 3,000-km Strike
Ukraine's long-range drone strike has forced Russia's largest oil refinery in Omsk to halt crude processing, according to Reuters. The Monday shutdown affects one of Russia's key fuel producers and could worsen domestic fuel shortages. Ukrainian military officials say the refinery was the last of Russia's 11 largest gasoline producers to be targeted, while conflicting reports remain over which processing unit sustained the heaviest damage.
Hot Air
· Jul 6, 2026
Russia's Largest Oil Refinery in Flames
Russia's Largest Oil Refinery in Flames
Egyptian Gazette
· Jul 7, 2026
Russia’s largest oil refinery halts processing after drone attack
Omsk oil refinery, Russia’s largest, has halted operations following a Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources said ‌on Tuesday. Monday’s strike on the refinery, deep in Siberia, was one of Ukraine’s longest-range attacks of the conflict, now well into its fifth year. The halt in operations at the plant, which is Russia’s top producer of petrol, is [] The post Russia’s largest oil refinery halts processing after drone attack appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.
EUobserver
· Jun 29, 2026
Russia bombs petrol stations while Ukraine targets bridges, in all-out war on enemy logistics (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,586)
Ukrainian drones and missiles torch Russian oil depots and arms plants. Putin is scrambling to stop fuel queues snaking through Moscow.
Al Arabiya English
· Jul 7, 2026
Ukrainian Drone Attack Hits Russia’s Largest Oil Refinery
Satellite images show smoke rising from Russia’s largest oil refinery in Omsk after Ukrainian drone strikes. The refinery has halted operations following the attack.
South China Morning Post
· Jul 11, 2026
Russia’s diesel export ban deals fresh blow to strained energy market
Russia’s decision to ban diesel exports this week has roiled global energy markets, exacerbating shortages of the industrial fuel and sending prices soaring, even in countries that no longer buy the fuel from Moscow. Diesel accounts for the largest share of global oil consumption and soaring prices can ripple through the global economy given its wide range ‌of uses, from industrial machinery and farm equipment to heavy transport and electricity generation. Supply has remained tight for years due...
The Independent
· Jul 8, 2026
How Ukraine’s devastating drone attacks triggered Russia’s fuel shortage crisis
Ukraine’s persistent drone attacks have crippled Russian oil refineries across the country
Fark
· Jul 4, 2026
Major Russian oil refinery forced to suspend operations after Ukrainian drone strike...thrice [Followup]
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Intel Slava
· Jul 6, 2026
[Photo] 🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️ — Ukrainian drones have reached the Omsk Refinery, located more than 2500 km f [...]
— Ukrainian drones have reached the Omsk Refinery, located more than 2500 km from the border.The Omsk Refinery is the largest in Russia with a processing capacity of 21-22 million tons of oil per year. Enemy channels are publishing footage of a fire on its territory.@Intelslava
BRICS News
· Jul 4, 2026
JUST IN: 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian attack drones strike Russia's St.
JUST IN: Ukrainian attack drones strike Russia's St. Petersburg oil terminal.@BRICSNews
DNyuz
· Jul 7, 2026
Ukrainian drones flew all the way to Siberia to strike Russia’s largest oil refinery
Parts of Russia’s Omsk refinery were seen burning on Monday after Ukraine’s drone strikes. SOCIAL MEDIA via REUTERS New variants of Ukraine’s long-range strike drones hit an oil refinery in Siberia. The 1,700-mile strike is Ukraine’s longest-range drone attack on Russia since the war began. Online footage showed a fire at a key processing unit []
Al Bawaba
· Jul 7, 2026
Ukraine strikes Russia's largest oil refinery deep in Siberia
ALBAWABA - The Ukrainian military announced that it had targeted Russia's largest oil refinery [Omsk refinery] in Siberia with drones, in what is considered the longest-range attack since the start of the war...
TASS
· Jul 10, 2026
Gasoline, diesel export ban needed to stabilize fuel situation — Deputy PM Novak
The complete ban on diesel and gasoline exports remains in effect in Russia until July 31
Yemen Press Agency
· Jun 22, 2026
Shabwa oil workers suspend crude oil shipments to Aden power plant amid wage dispute
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Ukrainska Pravda
· Jul 4, 2026
Russia attacks gas production facility in Poltava Oblast
Russian drones attacked one of the gas production assets belonging to the Naftogaz Group, Ukraine's largest national oil and gas company, in Poltava Oblast on the morning of 4 July. A fire broke out at the site and the facility's operations have been suspended.
Russia Today
· Jul 6, 2026
Ukrainian drones target major Russian oil refinery
Ukrainian drones have targeted a major oil refinery in Russia’s Omsk Region, officials have said Read Full Article at RT.com
POLITICO
· Jul 6, 2026
Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s largest oil refinery
Omsk oil refinery, hit by Ukrainian drones, is located in Siberia, more than 2,500 km from the front line.
Meduza.io
· Jun 29, 2026
Ukrainian drones have struck nearly every major Russian refinery. Which facilities have yet to be hit?
Ukrainian forces have been systematically targeting Russian oil refineries. By the end of May 2026, the Reuters news agency reported, not a single major refinery in the European part of Russia had escaped a Ukrainian drone attack. Many have been hit multiple times. The strikes have forced plants to cut or halt production, setting off a large-scale fuel crisis across the country.
Face2Face Africa
· Jun 23, 2026
Dangote’s Refinery Rewrites Africa’s Energy Role
Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery became the world’s largest exporter of jet fuel in April 2026, marking a significant shift in global energy markets and Africa’s position within industrial supply chains. According to industry data cited in the report, the refinery exported approximately 158,000 barrels of aviation fuel per day, overtaking traditional suppliers and highlighting the...
NaturalNews.com
· Jul 13, 2026
Russia Bans Diesel Exports Following Ukrainian Strikes on Refineries
(NaturalNews) Russia has imposed a ban on all diesel exports, effective immediately, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. The decision, announced at ...
Daily Express
· Jun 25, 2026
Disaster for Putin as major oil refinery offline until 2027 after huge Ukraine strikes
The facility is expected to be out of action for at least six months.
Yemen News Agency - SABA
· Jun 21, 2026
Tasnim: Giant Oil Tankers Dock at Iran's Kharg Island in Persian Gulf
Tasnim: Giant Oil Tankers Dock at Iran's Kharg Island in Persian Gulf
Daily Finland
· Jul 8, 2026
Russia bans diesel fuel export
Russia has imposed a ban on diesel fuel exports to boost domestic supplies, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Wednesday, reported Xinhua. We have introduced a ban on diesel fuel exports, which will make it possible to ramp up supplies to the domestic market, Novak said at a cabinet meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian government also announced that it has expanded the temporary diesel exports ban to fuel producers. The measure does not apply to deliveries under intergovernmental agreements. Novak noted that Russia will begin importing petroleum products in July to stabilize the country's fuel market. We will also start importing petroleum products in July and ramp up extra output volumes using petroleum products of a lower environmental class, he said.
Reuters
· Jul 7, 2026
Russians wait in line at gas stations
Motorists wait in line at a gas station in the Russian city of Omsk on July 6, the same day that a Ukrainian drone attack targeted the local refinery, the largest in Russia, near the Siberian city. #russia #ukraine #war #refinery #gasstation
Anadolu Agency
· Jun 22, 2026
Russia limits fuel sales in Saratov region amid rising demand
Restrictions follow refinery disruptions linked to Ukrainian drone attacks, according to Russian officials
Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 10, 2026
Russia larang eksport diesel tangani krisis bahan api
MOSCOW: Russia mengharamkan eksport diesel dalam usaha menstabilkan krisis bekalan bahan api yang semakin memburuk susulan peningkatan serangan Ukraine terhadap infrastruktur tenaga negara itu. Langkah yang berkuat kuasa kelmarin dibuat selepas beberapa wilayah di Russia dilaporkan mengalami kekurangan bekalan bahan api. Lebih 90 peratus daripadanya berdepan catuan atau gangguan bekalan sejak Jun, menurut laporan media ... Read more The post Russia larang eksport diesel tangani krisis bahan api appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
Watchdog Report
· Jun 27, 2026
Ukraine Just Hit Russia Where It Hurts Most
Ukraine just struck a massive oil refinery just 15 miles from the Kremlin — and Russia may not get it running again until 2027. Story Snapshot Ukraine hit the Moscow Oil Refinery twice in June 2026, causing damage that could shut it down for at least six months. The refinery supplies 40 of the Moscow []
Bloomberg
· Jul 8, 2026
Russia Bans Diesel Exports After Ukraine’s Refinery Attacks
Russia banned exports of diesel to avoid domestic shortages after a flurry of attacks by Ukrainian drones on the nation’s refineries. International prices for the fuel surged.
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