Sources: Russian Saratov refinery pauses production after Ukrainian drone attack

Ukraine's 'long-range sanctions' bring war home for Russians as drone strikes cripple fuel supply

Russia's Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery had just restarted operations when Ukrainian drones hit it again. The facility — the fourth-largest oil refinery and the second-largest producer of gasoline in the country — had been struck by Ukraine on June 24, forcing operations to shut down. On July 2, Ukrainian drones

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.

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

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

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'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.

[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

Russia limits fuel sales in Saratov region amid rising demand

Restrictions follow refinery disruptions linked to Ukrainian drone attacks, according to Russian officials

Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries are triggering shortages and rising discontent

For the past three months, Kyiv's drones have targeted Russian refineries, ports, depots and pipelines, causing ripple effects throughout the Russian economy. Gasoline has become scarce at service stations.

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.

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 []

Russia, one of the world's biggest oil exporters, moves to import fuel as drone strikes squeeze supply

For weeks, Ukraine has been launching drone strikes against Russian refineries, creating a fuel crisis that has triggered restrictions and long lines at the pump. Now, the Kremlin has taken the rare step to look outside the country to bolster fuel supplies.

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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.

Watch: Ukraine targets Russia's 'shadow fleet'; hits 8 fuel tankers on Crimea route

Ukraine’s forces executed drone strikes that targeted eight Russian fuel tankers during the night. These tankers were supposedly supplying fuel to Crimea in the Sea of Azov. The operation aimed to impede Russian military supply routes and logistics. This move is a continuation of a series of Ukrainian assaults on Crimea's infrastructure, which has led to significant fuel shortages on the peninsula.

Ukraine drone attack hits Russian oil refinery, one reported dead

Ukraine drone attack hits Russian oil refinery, one reported dead

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...

Fuel crisis grips Crimea as Ukraine’s drone campaign targets Russian supply lines

(NaturalNews) Ukrainian drone strikes have forced Russian authorities in occupied Crimea to suspend all civilian fuel sales, reserving gasoline exclusively for ...

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.

Putin Faces Humiliating Dilemma as Domestic Crisis Rages

Anastasia Barashkova/Pool via ReutersVladimir Putin has been backed into an embarrassing corner as Ukrainian drones strike deeper and deeper inside Russia.For several weeks, Ukraine has been launching waves of drone attacks into Russia, targeting cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg and the country’s oil refineries, which are vital to funding the Kremlin’s invasion efforts.Until now, Ukraine’s drone strikes had been largely limited to targets within around 1,000 miles of Kyiv-controlled territory. However, on Monday, Ukraine was able to send drones to the Siberian city of Omsk, more than 2,000 miles from Kyiv, targeting Russia’s largest refinery and a crude distillation unit.Read more at The Daily Beast.

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.

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

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

Russian Su-57 failed to stop Ukrainian drone strike

Photographs and video circulating on social media appear to show a Russian Su-57 stealth fighter trying, and failing, to stop Ukrainian strike drones from reaching Russia’s largest oil refinery on July 6, 2026, a claim that, if confirmed, would mark a rare and embarrassing operational failure for one of Russia’s scarcest and most advanced combat []

Ukraine drone assault ignites Russian oil refinery as Putin recognises ‘difficult period’

Ukraine kept up its heavy drone assault on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south and killing at least two people, Russian authorities said on Sunday, as President Vladimir Putin acknowledged his country is going through a “difficult period”. Ukraine has markedly stepped up its long-range attacks on Russian military industries and energy facilities in recent months, aiming to cut Moscow’s revenue for its invasion – now in its fifth year – and make Russians feel the...

Could Russia go nuclear as Moscow hit and Crimea in crisis?

Ukraine’s drone raid on Moscow and its strike on the Moscow Oil Refinery was the most spectacular attack on the Russian capital since the start of the war — the culmination of months of intensifying retaliatory barrages by Kyiv’s army.

Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia

Ukrainian long-range drones have for months been battering targets, including oil production and energy facilities, behind the front line and deep inside Russia. The post Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia appeared first on MS NOW.

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1594: Lack of Patriot interceptors leaves Kyiv exposed to Russian attacks, as death toll rises to 19

Ukraine now intercepts an estimated 92–96 of gasoline-powered Shahed drones, pushing Russia to shift production toward jet-powered variants.

Ukrainian Drones Strike Ilsky Refinery in Krasnodar, Moscow Imposes Diesel Export Ban

Ukrainian drones struck the Ilsky oil refinery for the 17th time Thursday, igniting fires across Krasnodar as part of a 376-UAV assault. Moscow's diesel export ban through July's end signals Ukraine's energy campaign has crossed from disruption into supply crisis.

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

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

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...