Smoke rises above the Tuapse oil refinery in southwest Russia after Ukrainian drone strikes, April 16, 2026
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Ukraine has struck Russia’s oil refineries 158 times during the Kremlin’s 51-month full-scale invasion.
The Poland-based outlet Vot Tak issued the report as Kyiv escalates its “long-range sanctions” of missile and drone strikes on key Russian facilities.
Ukraine has struck at least 24 of Russia’s 33 oil refineries that process more than 1 million tons of oil per year. Kyiv has hit all major refineries located within the European areas of Russia.
On Thursday, Ukraine hit the Syzran refinery in southwest Russia for the 11th time. A day earlier, it set afire one of Russia’s largest oil refineries near the town of Kstovo in the Nizhny Novgorod region, the second strike on the complex within days.
The Ryazan and Saratov oil refineries, also among Russia’s most important, have each been struck 15 times.
Amid the strikes and US sanctions, the Russian Government’s oil revenues fell 47% in January and February. They recovered in March because of the US-Israel War on Iran, with surging global oil prices and American sanctions waivers. However, they fell back again in April because of suspended production and export after Ukrainian strikes on refineries, terminals, and ports.
