Ukraine Hits Refinery as Moscow Prepares to Extend Diesel Export Ban
- Ukrainian strikes disabled more than 45% of Russia's design refining capacity, the General Staff reported on September 21, summarizing operations conducted between September 14 and September 20.
- The General Staff framed the campaign as "an exercise of Ukraine's inherent right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter," aimed at reducing Russia's military potential amid fuel rationing across multiple regions.
- Operations targeted The Syzran Oil Refinery, The Slavneft-YANOS Oil Refinery, and The Gazpromneft-Moscow Oil Refinery; The International Energy Agency estimated Russian gasoline output dropped about 20% and diesel production fell by nearly 30%.
- Russian forces shot down more than 1,600 drones during the September 20 attack, 450 aimed at Moscow, according to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin; the Moscow Oil Refinery ceased production.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky noted use of domestically produced weapons including the Flamingo cruise missile and a "Pelican" drone, capable of reaching targets more than 1,500 kilometers from Ukrainian-controlled territory.
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The production capacity of Russian oil refineries has fallen by 45 percent following the latest Ukrainian strikes, the Ukrainian military's General Staff announced on Monday. The announcement came a day after a Ukrainian drone and missile attack targeted an oil refinery in Moscow.
Ukraine's ongoing campaign of long-range blows against Russian oil refining has removed 45% of the country's total refining capacity, according to the Ukrainian Army's Major State Total refining capacity of...
It is today's main highlight in The Kyiv Independent newspaper. Ukraine's armed forces confirm that crude refining in Russia fell by about 45% due to long-range attacks
Ukraine disables over 45% of Russia's refining capacity – General Staff
Ukrainian Defense Forces, following the strike on the Moscow Oil Refinery, have disabled more than 45% of the design capacity of Russia's oil refining industry as of September 21, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a weekly summary covering strikes on key enemy facilities in Russia and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine from September 14 to 20.
Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski said that "Ukraine has destroyed up to 40% of Russia's oil refining capacity":
Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski said that "Ukraine has destroyed up to 40% of Russia's refining capacity":And, of course, different scenarios are possible here. It is estimated that Ukraine has destroyed 30 to 40% of Russia's refining capacity, and...
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