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Ukraine sets Russian refinery ablaze in fresh drone attack

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July 12, 2026

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The Russian military said Sunday morning it shot down 349 Ukrainian drones overnight, a scale of attack comparable to those seen in recent days. The post Ukraine sets Russian refinery ablaze in fresh drone attack appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Hot Air

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· Jun 29, 2026

Another Russian Oil Refinery in Flames

Another Russian Oil Refinery in Flames

Le Monde

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· Jun 25, 2026

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.

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.

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

Euronews

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· Jul 1, 2026

Ukraine hits Russia's Ufa oil refinery for second time in a week, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine’s domestically developed and manufactured drones and missiles have been hammering Russian oil facilities, including refineries, terminals, storage depots and pipeline pumping stations, for months.

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.

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.

Kyiv Post

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· Jun 28, 2026

Drone Strikes Ignite Fires at Russia’s Slavyansk Refinery and Crimean Power Plant

Overnight Saturday-Sunday, a wave of drone strikes targeted strategic energy infrastructure in southern Russia and occupied Crimea. In Russia’s Krasnodar region, a massive fire broke out at the Slavyansk oil refinery, a key supplier of fuel for the Russian military and occupied territories. Satellite imagery and open-source intelligence confirmed fires at the refinery’s fuel reservoirs and a nearby gas stabilization unit.

CBC News

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· Jul 1, 2026

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.

The Bell

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· Jun 22, 2026

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.

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

Fark

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· Jun 27, 2026

Day 1,585 of WW3: Drones strike Russian oil pumping station supplying Moscow, vital for transferring diesel fuel to the Moscow Ring Oil Product Pipeline and Baltic Sea ports. This is your Saturday Ukraine invasion conversation [News]

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Ya Libnan

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· Jun 22, 2026

Ukraine struck Russian missile electronics plant. Five dead and dozens injured, governor says

Smoke billows from a production plant following a Ukrainian attack, according the local governor, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Voronzeh, Russia June 22, 2026 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Social Media/via REUTERS. Ukraine’s military said it had hit a plant producing electronics for missiles in Russia’s border Voronezh []

The Eastern Herald

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· Jun 25, 2026

Ukraine Strikes the Moscow Refinery Again, and Russia Promises a Heavier Reply

Ukraine struck the Moscow Oil Refinery for the second time in a week, part of a barrage across more than a dozen Russian regions. Russia said it downed 555 drones, hit back with precision strikes, and warned the next blows would be heavier.

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.

Al-Monitor

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· Jun 22, 2026

Moscow shoots down nearly 60 drones; Russian attacks kill five in Ukraine

June 22 (Reuters) - Moscow shot down dozens of drones in the early hours of Monday and briefly suspended flights at airports, authorities in the Russian capital said, just days after Ukraine hit the city's oil refinery again.Ukrainian authorities said Russian drones had hit civilian merchant vessels, killing an Egyptian crew member, while drone attacks elsewhere killed at least five people, including three members of the same family in Ukraine's northern Sumy region.

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

TASS

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· Jun 28, 2026

Falling drone fragments start fire on territory of oil refinery in south Russia

No casualties were reported

Watchdog Report

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· 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 []

KSAT San Antonio

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· Jun 28, 2026

Ukraine's drone assault ignites major oil refinery in Russia

Ukraine has intensified its drone attacks on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south and killing at least two people, according to Russian authorities.

NaturalNews.com

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· Jun 21, 2026

Drone Strike on Moscow Refinery Causes “Oil Rain” in Russian Capital

(NaturalNews) Ukraine launched what Russian officials described as the largest drone attack on Moscow since the start of the full-scale war on Thursday, June 18 �...

Wall Street Journal

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· Jul 13, 2026

How Ukraine Is Taking Out Russia’s Refineries

Attacks by long-range drones have unleashed a fuel crisis in Russia and won rare praise for Ukraine from President Trump.

South China Morning Post

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· Jun 29, 2026

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 11, injure 40, as heatwave attacks too

Russian missiles and drones killed at least 11 civilians and injured 40 others in Ukraine on Monday in what President Volodymyr Zelensky described as “horrific attacks”, while the nation’s energy grid buckled under temperatures in excess of 36 degrees Celsius, hit by the deadly heatwave that has afflicted much of Europe. Russian drone and missile attacks have decimated Ukraine’s energy network since Moscow invaded in February 2022, causing tens of billions of dollars worth of damage and leading...

USA TODAY

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· Jul 2, 2026

Russia launches a deadly and massive attack on Ukraine

Ukrainian officials said Russia fired nearly 500 drones and more than 70 missiles overnight, damaging homes, businesses and other infrastructure. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/07/02/russia-strikes-kyiv-ukraine-war/90780855007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

Utusan Malaysia

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· Jun 22, 2026

Russia sekat jualan bahan api selepas Ukraine serang Crimea

MOSCOW: Serangan besar-besaran tentera Ukraine ke atas Semenanjung Crimea yang dikuasai Russia mengorbankan sekurang-kurangnya empat nyawa, selain memaksa pihak berkuasa yang disokong Moscow pada Ahad menggantung jualan bahan api di wilayah berkenaan, semalam. Ukraine mengesahkan pihaknya menyasarkan fasiliti ketenteraan dan tenaga di Crimea yang menjadi pangkalan logistik utama Moscow sepanjang kempen ketenteraan selama empat tahun ... Read more The post Russia sekat jualan bahan api selepas Ukraine serang Crimea appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Baltic News Network

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· Jun 25, 2026

Ukrainian drone strikes ignite another oil depot in Russia

Another oil depot has caught fire in Russia’s Krasnodar region following overnight Ukrainian drone strikes, according to Russian and Ukrainian media reports. The Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ reported that three fuel storage tanks caught fire at the oil depot in the village of Poltavskaya after the attack. According to the Telegram channel Astra, the Poltavskaya [] The post Ukrainian drone strikes ignite another oil depot in Russia appeared first on Baltic News Network.

Irish News

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· Jun 28, 2026

Ukraine sets another Russian oil refinery ablaze, as Putin admits fuel shortages

Photos and videos circulating on Russian social media showed a thick cloud of smoke over what users said was the Slavyansk refinery.

India TV News

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· Jun 22, 2026

Massive explosion rocks Qatar gas plant; 54 injured, 18 missing

A major explosion followed by a fire struck the Barzan gas plant in Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City on Sunday evening, triggering a large-scale emergency response at one of the country's most important energy facilities. According to initial reports, at least 54 people were injured in the incident, while 18 others were reported missing. QatarEnergy confirmed that the explosion occurred during the start of operations at the facility. Emergency response teams were immediately deployed to the site and managed to bring the fire under control.

Al Jazeera English

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· Jul 13, 2026

Explosions and large fires following Ukrainian attacks on Russia

Surveillance video shows an explosion in a residential area near Russia’s capital following overnight Ukrainian drone attacks. Ukrainian strikes have also caused a large fire in southern Russia. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile

Vision Times

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· Jun 23, 2026

Qatar Ras Laffan LNG Hub Explosion Kills 13, Injures 66

According to Reuters, an explosion occured on the evening of June 21 at the Barzan gas facility in Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial zone, a major hub for natural gas operations. Qatari authorities reported 13 fatalities and 66 injuries. Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs and QatarEnergy CEO Saad al-Kaabi described the cause as a []

Egypt Oil & Gas

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· Jun 23, 2026

Russia’s Seaborne Fuel Oil, VGO Exports Decline 6% in May Amid Ukraine Strikes

Russia’s seaborne exports of fuel oil and vacuum gasoil (VGO) declined by around 6 month-on-month (MoM) in May to 3.2 million metric tons, as Ukrainian drone strikes on energy infrastructure disrupted production and shipments, according to data from traders and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) cited by Reuters. Saudi Arabia remained a key destination for [] The post Russia’s Seaborne Fuel Oil, VGO Exports Decline 6 in May Amid Ukraine Strikes first appeared on Egypt Oil Gas.

BNO News

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· Jun 22, 2026

Injuries reported after explosion at gas facility in Qatar

An explosion and fire broke out at a gas facility in Qatar after a technical malfunction during operations, according to officials. Injuries have been reported. The incident happened Sunday evening at the Barzan local gas supply facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City, a major energy and industrial hub north of Doha, according to QatarEnergy and [] The post Injuries reported after explosion at gas facility in Qatar appeared first on BNO News.

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