Ukrainian forces have been systematically targeting russian oil refineries.
"By the end of May 2026, the Reuters news agency reported, not a single major refinery in the European part of russia had escaped a Ukrainian drone attack. Many have been hit multiple times. The strikes have forced plants to cut or halt production, setting off a large-scale fuel crisis across the country", according to Meduza.
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According to an analysis by Meduza, the eight refineries hit so far are:
- Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, Bashkortostan
- Kirishinefteorgsintez (KINEF), Leningrad region
- Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka, Volgograd
- Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez, Nizhny Novgorod region
- Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez, Perm
- Moscow Oil Refinery, Moscow
- Ryazan Oil Refinery, Ryazan region
- Yaroslavlnefteorgsintez (Slavneft-YANOS), Yaroslavl region
Several of these facilities have been targeted repeatedly. The Moscow and Yaroslavl refineries, for example, have come under attack multiple times since the beginning of 2026. Damage caused by the strikes has reportedly forced some facilities to reduce production or temporarily suspend individual processing units.
Ukraine's drone campaign has also expanded beyond the ten largest refineries. Other major facilities that have been targeted include Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim in Ufa, the Novokuibyshevsk Refinery in the Samara region, TANECO and TAIF-NK in Nizhnekamsk, and the Tuapse Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar region.
As a result, no major oil refinery in European russia remains outside the scope of Ukrainian drone strikes. The campaign has affected facilities responsible for a significant share of russia's fuel production and military logistics support.
Only two refineries among russia's top ten remain untouched so far, according to Meduza. These are the Omsk Oil Refinery in the Omsk region, which is the largest refinery in russia, and the Angarsk Petrochemical Company in the Irkutsk region. Both facilities are located east of the Ural Mountains, significantly farther from Ukraine than the refineries already targeted.
The sustained attacks on russia's refining infrastructure are increasingly affecting the country's fuel market. russian regions have reported fuel shortages, while gasoline prices have experienced their fastest growth in roughly two decades.
The fact that only two of russia's largest refineries remain unaffected highlights both the effectiveness and the geographic reach of Ukraine's long-range strike campaign. While Ukrainian drones have not yet reached major refining facilities in Siberia and the russian Far East, nearly all strategically important refining capacity in European russia has already been targeted.
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