Ukraine has struck the Yaroslavl oil refinery in Russia, one of the key fuel supply hubs for the Russian army, the General Staff reports. The plant’s capacity is about 15 million tons of oil per year, and it produces gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel for military needs.
At least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity
has been halted due to Ukrainian drone attacks, the seizure of tankers, and Russia's own strikes on the Druzhba pipeline, according to Reuters.
Frequent detentions of Russian “shadow fleet” tankers in Europe have also led to disruptions in the supply of Russian oil.
Depots, ammo, repair bases simultaneously come under fire
Over the course of a day, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck several critical targets in the enemy’s rear and in occupied territories.
Among them were fuel and lubricant depots near Donetsk, ammunition depots in the areas of Mangush and Hlyboke, and a repair unit in the area of Prokhorivka.
Strike on command and coordination
Strikes also hit a drone control point near Nova Kakhovka and a command and observation post near Liubymivka in the Kherson Oblast.
In addition, an area of concentration of personnel in the Sychneve area of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was struck.
Geography of strikes expands far beyond front line
Separately, a logistics depot in temporarily occupied Crimea was hit, as well as a fuel storage site near Unecha in the Bryansk Oblast of Russia.
This demonstrates Ukraine’s ability to reach critical Russian targets even deep in the rear.
Strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure are already having an effect
The General Staff notes that, as of the morning, fires are ongoing at oil infrastructure facilities in the Leningrad Oblast.
This refers to the Novatek-Ust-Luga refinery and the Transneft-Port Primorsk terminal.
The extent of the damage is currently being clarified.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine emphasize that strikes on rear infrastructure have a clear objective — reducing the combat potential of Russian forces.
