Oil refining in Russia has fallen to a 17-year low – Bloomberg
1 May 12:16
The number of Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure has reached its highest level since December 2025, causing oil refining to drop to 4.69 million barrels per day—the lowest level since December 2009. This was reported by Bloomberg, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
“According to statements from the parties, at least 21 Ukrainian attacks were carried out in April against Russian oil refineries, maritime facilities—including export terminals—and pipeline infrastructure. At least nine oil refineries were targeted in the raids—five of which completely or partially halted production,” the report states.
Strategy of repeated strikes on Russian oil refineries
In April, Ukraine returned to a strategy of launching repeated strikes against Russian oil refineries—an approach that inflicts maximum damage and hinders rapid repairs.
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OSINT: 61% of Tuapse Oil Refinery’s tanks have been put out of commission
Earlier, on April 26, the Ukrainian OSINT project “Oko Gora ✙ News and Analytics” reported that 24 tanks (52%) at the Tuapse Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar Krai had been destroyed, and 4 tanks (9%) had been damaged. Thus, 61% of the tanks will not be operational in the near future, the project predicted.
According to the Telegram channel, pumping stations, a railway oil loading rack, as well as process pipelines and piping assemblies were damaged.
The first strike by Ukrainian drones was recorded on April 16, with a second strike on April 20.
Since 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have attacked the Tuapse Oil Refinery at least nine times. The current strikes on oil transshipment ports have reduced the volume of oil exports from Russia by sea to its lowest levels since the summer of 2024.
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