{"id":400654,"date":"2025-09-05T18:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/400654\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T18:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:37:09","slug":"ukraine-drones-hit-one-of-russias-biggest-refineries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/400654\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Drones Hit One of Russia\u2019s Biggest Refineries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ukraine attacked with drones Rosneft\u2019s Ryazan refinery in Russia, again, the commander of Ukraine\u2019s drone forces, Robert Brovdi, said<\/a> on Friday, as eyewitnesses reported explosions, a fire, and thick smoke near the refinery in the region southeast of Moscow.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Ryazan refinery operated by oil giant Rosneft is one of the biggest crude processing plants in Russia with a capacity to process more than 260,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude\u2014or 5% of Russia\u2019s refining capacity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ukraine also attacked early on Friday an oil depot in the Luhansk region, which is occupied by Russia, the Ukrainian army said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The hit on the Ryazan refinery is one of several Rosneft has sustained at its facility this year, including a drone hit in August, when Ukraine intensified attacks against key energy infrastructure in Russia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Several refineries in Russia sustained damages during Ukrainian drone strikes last month.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ukraine also targeted in August Rosneft\u2019s Saratov Refinery in the Volga region with the capacity to process 140,000 bpd of crude. The facility had to temporarily suspend<\/a> intake of crude and processing operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A Lukoil refinery in the Russian city of Volgograd caught fire<\/a> after being hit by Ukrainian drones in the middle of August. The Volgograd refinery is Lukoil\u2019s second-biggest crude processing facility in Russia and a key fuel supplier to the southern federal district in the country.<\/p>\n

Over the past four weeks, Ukrainian drones have caused various degrees of damage at at least half a dozen refineries in Russia and at the fuel loading and gas processing complex at the Ust-Luga port<\/a> on the Russian Baltic Sea. Repairs at the most seriously damaged unit at Ust-Luga could take up to six months, according to reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Due to crippled domestic operating refining capacity, Russia is expected to\u00a0sharply increase crude oil exports<\/a>\u00a0in the coming weeks.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

By Charles Kennedy for Oilprice.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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