Ukraine has struck over half of Russia's oil refineries

Ukraine has targeted more than half of Russia's major oil refineries this year, inflicting damage and disrupting operations. Out of the 40 large refineries operating in Russia in 2025, Ukrainian drones have struck at least once in the current year, according to data compiled from Ukrainian, Russian, and independent sources.

The consequences of these strikes have varied, but they have all resulted in some level of damage to Russia's oil and energy infrastructure. In some cases, refineries have been forced to halt operations entirely for several days. Energy intelligence firm Energy Intelligence reported that Russia's oil refining output in June dropped to below four million barrels per day, the weakest level in 21 years. Calculations by the firm suggest that nearly a third of Russia's oil refining capacity was offline in June, equivalent to over two million barrels per day.

By mid-May, Reuters estimated that the amount of offline refining capacity was 11 percent. All major oil refineries on the European side of Russia have been targeted at least once. Of the country's ten largest refineries, only two, both located east of the Ural Mountains, have not been hit by Ukrainian strikes so far.

Fuel availability in Russia began to deteriorate sharply at the start of summer. Currently, gasoline sales are restricted in 82 out of Russia's 83 administrative regions. In occupied Crimea, gasoline has been practically unavailable to private individuals since the end of June. Despite the disruptions, Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament, urged against dramatizing the situation, stating that the government is finding solutions daily to rectify the situation.

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Every day the government finds solutions to fix the situation.