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Russia’s largest oil refinery halts processing after drone attack

Egyptian Gazette

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July 7, 2026

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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.

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BRICS News

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· Jul 7, 2026

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

The Kyiv Independent

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· 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.

The Independent

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· 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

EUobserver

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· 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.

Fark

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· Jul 4, 2026

Major Russian oil refinery forced to suspend operations after Ukrainian drone strike...thrice [Followup]

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Kyiv Post

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· 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.

Sweden Herald

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· Jun 27, 2026

Ukraine drone attack hits Russian oil refinery, one reported dead

Ukraine drone attack hits Russian oil refinery, one reported dead

Meduza.io

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· 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.

Al Arabiya English

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· 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.

Fortune

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· Jul 4, 2026

Russia’s fuel crisis is so bad that a mom and her baby waited in line for 18 hours to get gas — ‘Are we in the Soviet Union?’

Energy analysts have estimated that 25 or more of Russia’s oil refining capacity has been taken offline by Ukraine's drone attacks.

Hot Air

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· Jul 6, 2026

Russia's Largest Oil Refinery in Flames

Russia's Largest Oil Refinery in Flames

Russia Today

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· 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

Bloomberg

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· Jun 26, 2026

Key Kazakh Field Cuts Oil Output After Drones Hit Russian Plant

Kazakhstan’s giant Karachaganak oil and gas field cut crude production by more than a quarter after a drone attack forced the shutdown of a processing plant in Russia that handles its gas.

Egyptian Gazette

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· Jul 4, 2026

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal

A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure. Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out attack on Ukraine stretches into its fifth year. Gov. [] The post Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

South China Morning Post

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· 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...

Al Bawaba

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· 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...

Ukrainska Pravda

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· 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.

PravdaReport

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· Jul 8, 2026

Russia Begins Fuel Imports and Bans Diesel Exports to Ease Domestic Supply Crunch

Russia has begun importing petroleum products from foreign suppliers while introducing a ban on diesel exports as part of a package of measures aimed at stabilizing the domestic fuel market, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced during a government meeting chaired by President Vladimir Putin. Russia Begins Fuel Imports to Support Domestic Supply According to Novak, imported petroleum products will begin arriving in July. In July, we are also beginning imports of petroleum products while further increasing production volumes by manufacturing additional fuel that meets lower environmental standards, Novak said.

Daily Express

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· Jun 28, 2026

Russia burns for second day as Zelensky delivers another brutal 8 word warning to Putin

Ukraine says its drones hit a refinery helping to fuel Vladimir Putin's war machine.

TASS

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· Jun 21, 2026

Ukrainian forces attack ferry in Kerch Strait, killing one civilian and injuring another

In addition, the drone attack caused a fire at an oil terminal in the village of Chushka

Euromaidan Press

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· Jul 7, 2026

From Karelia to Kamchatka: Russia rations fuel where drones strike and stockpiles it where they cannot

A drone campaign against refineries has Russians buying gasoline by QR code, license-plate number, and five-hour queue.

Intel Slava

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· Jun 25, 2026

[Photo] 🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️ — In the early morning, Ukrainian kamikaze drones carried out attacks on the o [...]

— In the early morning, Ukrainian kamikaze drones carried out attacks on the oil refinery in Ufa and on the Poltava oil depot in the Krasnodar Krai.@Intelslava

RedState

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· Jul 9, 2026

Ukrainian Drones Devastate Russian Oil Infrastructure, Trigger New Russian Export Freeze

Ukrainian Drones Devastate Russian Oil Infrastructure, Trigger New Russian Export Freeze

Yemen Press Agency

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· Jun 22, 2026

Shabwa oil workers suspend crude oil shipments to Aden power plant amid wage dispute

SHABWA, June 22 (YPA) – Workers at the Al-Uqlah oil field in Yemen’s Shabwa province announced the suspension of crude oil shipments to the PetroMasila power plant in Aden, which is under the control of the Saudi-backed government, starting from Tuesday. They said the suspension of fuel transport comes in protest over the failure of []

Sky News

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· Jul 4, 2026

Major Ukrainian drone attack on Russia strikes St Petersburg oil terminal

Major Ukrainian drone attack on Russia strikes St Petersburg oil terminal

Daily Mirror

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· Jun 21, 2026

Ukraine blasts Russian oil refinery from over 1200 miles away in latest long-range blitz

Ukrainian drones have struck an oil refinery in Russia's Tyumen region, more than 1,200 miles from Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky said, as Kyiv steps up attacks on facilities that bankroll Moscow's war effort

The Motley Fool

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· Jun 29, 2026

Chevron Just Jumped Ahead of ExxonMobil in Capturing This Massive Opportunity

Chevron reached the market before ExxonMobil.

The Rising Nepal

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· Jul 5, 2026

Drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal

Kyiv, July 5: A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as...

Utusan Malaysia

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· 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.

Anadolu Agency

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· 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

AzerNews

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· Jul 6, 2026

Black Sea Petroleum announces end to Russian crude refining

Black Sea Petroleum, the company operating the oil refinery near Georgia’s Kulevi terminal, has announced that it will stop refining Russian crude oil beginning in August–September, amid growing scrutiny over its operations and allegations that it has helped Russia circumvent international sanctions, AzerNEWS reports.

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