Ukraine has now struck every one of Russia’s ten largest oil refineries in 2026, completing what amounts to a methodical takedown of the infrastructure that turns crude oil into revenue. The campaign is not a series of lucky hits. It is a deliberate strategy to drain the Kremlin’s wallet by going after the facilities that convert raw barrels into exportable, sellable products.
At its peak, the damage to Russian refining capacity was estimated at somewhere between 20% and 42%.
What happened, and where
In June 2026 alone, Ukrainian forces reported striking 11 oil refineries and eight defense manufacturing sites. Key facilities hit include the Gazprom Neft Moscow refinery, the TANECO complex in Tatarstan, and facilities in Saratov, Syzran, Krasnodar, and Ilsky.
The last major domino fell on July 6-7, when Ukrainian drones reached the Omsk refinery, Russia’s single largest refining facility. Omsk had remained untouched through the earlier waves of the campaign.
