Posted on 08/19/2025 10:09:07 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russian oil refining capacity has fallen by more than 13 percent in August following a series of Ukrainian drone strikes on key facilities, leaving several major plants offline.
According to The Moscow Times on August 19, drone attacks forced at least four large refineries to halt operations in the past three weeks. On August 2, Rosneft’s Novokuibyshevsk refinery, with an annual capacity of 8.3 million tons, was shut down.
The Saratov refinery, capable of processing 5.8 million tons per year, suspended crude intake on August 11. Four days later, Lukoil’s Volgograd refinery—the largest in southern Russia with a capacity of 14.8 million tons—stopped operations, as did Rosneft’s Samara plant, with a capacity of 8.5 million tons.
In addition, half of the capacity at Rosneft’s Ryazan refinery, the company’s largest with a total capacity of 13.8 million tons, was taken offline earlier in August.
In total, 44.3 million tons of annual capacity have been disrupted, representing 13.5 percent of Russia’s total refining capability, estimated at 328 million tons per year by Vostok Capital.
Russia’s oil refineries processed 267 million tons of crude in 2023, the lowest level in 12 years, according to Reuters.
Repairs at the Ryazan and Novokuibyshevsk facilities are expected to take about a month, while the Samara plant will remain shut at least until the end of August. Industry sources note that sanctions have slowed down repair work due to restrictions on European equipment supplies.
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Your news source is pure propaganda.
Boy, that Zelenskiy midget sure wants peace.
The rationing coupons for gasoline in Crimea are a nice touch. Well done.
Putin is shorter than Zelensky.
It's always refreshing when the two-year olds chime in.
Oil refineries make easy targets for drones because just a small explosive makes a big boom. The Ruskies can’t stop the Ukie drone attacks, and oil and gas is what drives Russia’s international trade. If the Ukies can cripple Russian gas distribution networks and oil refineries, the Russian economy will grind to a halt and thus end the war.
Can you believe anything from either side? Both engage in propaganda.
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"According to the National Bank of Ukraine's 'Inflation Report' for January 2025, fuel price growth in Ukraine in Q4 2024 slowed to 4.8% in December (from 6% in September), which was below the forecast. However, in 2025, the rate of price increase will accelerate to 13% per year.. "Sounds like both sides are getting "bloodied" in more ways than one.Drivers, get ready: fuel prices in Ukraine will skyrocket soon Baltimore Chronicle, 2 February 2025
The shorter Putin has occupied 1/5th of Ukraine already over the taller Zelensky.
Nykanorivka And Temerivka Has Fallen l Russia Cleared Serebriansky Forest Area
Ukraine is FINALLY doing what I have been saying they needed to do from Day 1.
Gooooo Ukraine!
paid Pooper Putin butt kissers again earning their rubles.
LOL - the same stupid, tired unsubstantiated accusations you people fling at everybody who wants this war/killing/destruction/money-pit to end.
You can’t produce any links to support your incredibly stupid accusations, but you continue to spew that childish garbage because you’re all typing from the same handbook.
It’s obviously against the Zeeper regulations to display any common sense.
Carry on, Fifi. 🙄😂
Ukraine should fight on until Russia collapses.
lol
I get the pooper stirred up.
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