Ukraine Reports Long-Range Strikes on Russia’s 5 Largest Oil Refineries

Ukraine has struck five of Russia’s largest oil refineries in a renewed wave of long-range attacks, according to the Ukrainian military.Between Oc. 30 and Nov. 11, Ukrainian forces targeted at least nine Russian refineries, including major facilities in Novokuibyshevsk, Ufa, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl, Saratov, Afipsky, Ryazan, Kirishi and Omsk, Kyiv’s General Staff said on Thursday.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.The General Staff called the refineries in Omsk, Kirish, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod and Yaroslavl “among the five most powerful in the country.”According to figures cited by Ukrainian arms maker Fire Point, the targeted facilities have a combined refining capacity of over 120 million metric tons of crude per year, or about 36% of Russia’s total refining capacity.The latest operations underscore Kyiv’s expanding ability to strike critical energy infrastructure deep inside Russian territory, placing facilities far beyond the immediate frontline within reach of Ukrainian long-range weapons. In early July, Ukraine’s General Staff claimed to have knocked 43% of Russia’s refining capacity offline.In early November, Russia introduced fuel sales restrictions in multiple regions following a brief respite in late October, coinciding with a brief pause in Ukrainian strikes due to US pressure.On Nov. 11, Ukraine’s Special Operation Forces (SSO) said they struck the Omsk Oil refinery in Siberia for the third time, nearly 2,500 kilometers (around 1,550 miles) from the Ukrainian border, after earlier strikes in July and October. Other Topics of Interest Putin’s ‘Permanent Peace’ Pitch Comes With New Demands for Ukraine Witkoff says he will brief Zelensky on the Kremlin talks, while Kushner reveals US discussions with Europe on the continent’s future security. The SSO described the refinery as Russia’s largest and one of its main producers of motor gasoline and aviation fuel. In a Nov. 6 post, it said the Omsk facility is the only Russian producer of catalysts used in secondary oil processing, meaning other refineries depend on its output.The latest wave also hit several major refineries responsible for a major share of Russia’s petroleum production.On Nov. 9, Ukrainian forces struck the Kirishi refinery, also known as KIFEF, in Russia’s Leningrad region. With an annual processing capacity of approximately 20 million metric tons, it accounts for more than 6% of the country’s total refining output.Two days earlier, on Nov. 7, Ukraine targeted the Saratov Oil Refinery. The facility processes approximately 7 million metric tons of crude annually and supplies petroleum products to Russia’s industrial and military sectors. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.