Ukrainian strikes disrupt nearly a third of Russia's oil refining capacity, Reuters reports

The affected facilities have a combined nominal capacity of approximately 300,000 metric tons of crude oil per day, equivalent to 2.2 million barrels, compared with Russia's total primary refining capacity of around 930,000 tons per day.

The sources estimated that the actual reduction in crude oil processing could reach 200,000 tons per day. Russian refineries had been processing approximately 700,000 tons, or 5 million barrels, daily at the end of October.

Ukrainian attacks disrupted operations or caused emergencies at nine of Russia's 35 major refineries over the past week, according to industry sources and officials cited by Reuters.

The affected facilities include refineries in Ryazan, Yaroslavl and the Volga region.

On Nov. 9, a Ukrainian drone struck the Kirishi refinery, Russia's second-largest, causing a fire, according to the governor of Russia's Leningrad region. The governor also reported that a woman was killed in the attack.

The strikes have added to Russia's difficulties in addressing domestic fuel shortages while continuing to export diesel under an agreement with US President Donald Trump.

Ukraine intensified its attacks on Russian refineries after a proposed halt to strikes on energy infrastructure, announced by Trump, failed to take hold.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of ignoring Trump's calls to stop targeting Russian energy facilities.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week that Kyiv would continue striking Russia's oil sector in response to Moscow's attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

He said Russia continued to target Ukrainian power plants, electricity networks, heating systems and water supplies, and had rejected proposed steps toward de-escalation.