A Lukoil oil refinery in the Russian oblast of Nizhny Novgorod was struck by multiple Ukrainian drones in the early hours of Jan. 29, a military intelligence (HUR) source told the Kyiv Independent. Drone strikes were reported by local officials across several Russian regions overnight, including the Nizhny Novgorod, Smolensk, Tver, and Bryansk oblasts, causing […]
The Ryazan Oil Refinery in Russia has suspended operations due to damage from Ukrainian drone attacks, Reuters reported on Jan. 27, citing two industry sources. Ukraine confirmed hitting the plant in an overnight drone strike on Jan. 24. Oil storage facilities caught fire during the attack, sources told Reuters. The strike damaged a railway loading […]
President Donald Trump said on Jan. 23 he will ask the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to lower the price of oil, saying it would end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine “immediately.” “If the price came down, the Russia-Ukraine war would end immediately,” he said via videolink at the World Economic Forum in […]
Ukrainian forces struck the Liskinskaya oil depot in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast, the Smolensk Aviation Plant, and a Russian command post in Donetsk Oblast overnight on Jan. 21, Ukraine’s General Staff said. The announcement comes as Russia‘s Defense Ministry reported intercepting 55 Ukrainian drones in a large-scale overnight strike, including 10 over Smolensk Oblast and six […]
Editor’s Note: The story was updated with information about an attack on an oil depot in Russia’s Kaluga Oblast, reported by Ukraine’s General Staff. Ukrainian forces attacked oil depots in Russia’s Tula and Kaluga oblasts overnight on Jan. 18, according to the General Staff and the Kyiv Independent’s source in Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR). The […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A fire erupted at an oil depot in the city of Lyudinovo in Russia’s Kaluga Oblast following a Ukrainian drone attack on the facility on Jan. 17, regional Governor Vladislav Shapsha said. Various Russian Telegram channels, citing residents, reported sounds of explosions in the […]
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. An oil depot in Russia’s Voronezh region caught fire following multiple drone strikes, regional governor Alexander Gusev said on Jan. 15. No casualties were reported, according to Gusev. The Kyiv Independent is unable to immediately verify the reports. Voronezh is located approximately 465 kilometers […]
Russia criticized the latest U.S. sanctions targeting its energy sector on Jan. 11, describing them as an effort to harm Russia’s economy while risking instability in global markets. Despite this, the country’s Foreign Ministry said Russia would continue pursuing major oil and gas projects. The ministry condemned Washington’s “hostile” actions, announced on Jan. 10, and […]
Key developments on Jan. 8: Ukraine strikes Russian oil depot supplying fuel to Engels-2 airbase, military confirms Ukraine strikes Russian command post in Donetsk Oblast, military reports Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia industrial site kills 13, injures at least 63 French-trained brigade had ‘systematic shortcomings,’ Ukraine’s top general reports to Zelensky Zelensky addresses Trump’s comments on […]
Ex-President Petro Poroshenko and members of his European Solidarity opposition party submitted a bill on Jan. 7 banning the transit of Russian oil and gas through Ukraine’s territory during martial law. The move came after Ukraine decided not to prolong a deal on the transit of Russian gas to the EU through Ukrainian pipelines past […]
Ukrainian forces attacked a Russian oil depot in Engels, Saratov Oblast, overnight on Jan. 8, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said after reports of drone attacks. The operation, carried out jointly by Ukraine’s military intelligence, the Unmanned Systems Forces, and other units, targeted the Kristal Plant used to supply fuel to the nearby […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A large fire engulfed an oil depot overnight on Jan. 8 in the city of Engels in Saratov Oblast, various Russian Telegram media channels reported. Saratov Oblast Governor Roman Busargin said Ukrainian drone debris struck an unspecified “industrial facility” around 5:30 a.m. local time, […]