Ukrainian forces struck 13 Russian oil and gas facilities in January and February

Ukrainian forces carried out more than 40 strikes on oil and gas infrastructure and other targets inside Russia in January and February, hitting 13 refineries, oil depots and other facilities of the oil and gas sector during this period.

Source: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

Details: The ministry said over January and February, more than 40 strikes had been carried out against oil and gas infrastructure, military-industrial complex facilities, command posts, ammunition depots, equipment and troops on the territory of Russia.

In particular, 13 oil refineries, oil depots and other oil and gas facilities were struck, undermining Russia's economic capacity to sustain the war and directly cutting fuel supplies to its forces.

Ukraine's General Staff reported that the following oil and gas infrastructure facilities in Russia had been hit in January and February.

Oil refineries:

• Ilsky (Krasnodar Krai) – one of the key refineries in southern Russia, important for supplying fuel to Russian forces in southern Ukraine, particularly Crimea.
• Slavyansk Eco (Krasnodar Krai) – provides foreign currency revenue and logistical capabilities for Russia in the Azov-Black Sea region.
• Volgograd (Volgograd Oblast) – plays an important role in supplying fuel for military equipment on the eastern front.
• Ukhta (Komi Republic) – supplies fuel to northern and central regions of Russia as well as Russian forces.

Oil depots:

• Gerkon Plus (Lipetsk Oblast) – a key storage hub in central Russia supporting logistics and reserves.
• Oskolneftesnab (Belgorod Oblast) – due to its proximity to the border, serves as a direct refuelling base for military equipment operating in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast.
• Zhutovskaya (Volgograd Oblast) – supports rail and road fuel logistics towards the occupied part of Donbas.
• Penzanefteprodukt (Penza Oblast) – a major rear hub within the Rosneft network, ensuring stable supplies in the Volga region.
• Khokholskaya (Voronezh Oblast) – a key base supporting logistical routes leading to the combat zone (Russia's northern grouping of forces).

Strikes were also carried out against the Almetyevskaya oil treatment unit in Tatarstan, Lukoil drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea, the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai and the Neftegorsk gas processing plant in Samara Oblast.

"The defence forces of Ukraine continue to degrade the military-economic potential and offensive capabilities of the Russian aggressor," the ministry said.

Depriving Russia of economic resources to wage war is one of the strategic objectives of Ukraine's War Plan presented by Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

Oil and gas revenues enable Russia to finance the war.

Quote: "These funds are used to produce missiles and drones that strike Ukraine's civilian population, to pay soldiers under contract, and to sustain a large propaganda network. Cutting off this channel would significantly reduce the resources available to sustain the war."

Details: The ministry added that Ukraine is preparing a strategy to make Russia's 2026 budget deficit the largest in its history.

Background:

• In mid-February, it was reported that fuel prices on the Russian market had surged again after new strikes on oil refineries.
• Last year, Ukrainian drones attacked Russian oil refineries at least 81 times, resulting in a loss of between 10% and 20% of capacity by early autumn, while downtime in primary oil processing in Russia reached historic highs.
• According to estimates by Bloomberg, Ukraine carried out 120 attacks on Russian oil refinery facilities in 2025. Most targeted refineries (81 strikes), while maritime infrastructure, including offshore oil and gas fields, was hit 27 times, and pipelines and tankers were struck 8 and 4 times respectively.

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