Ukraine attacks Russian energy sites: What has been hit?

MOSCOW - Ukraine has increased attacks on Russian energy facilities in recent months as peace talks have failed to produce any progress.

There are no risks to fuel supplies in Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on May 21 in response to a Reuters report about a decline in oil refining in the central part of the country following Ukrainian drone attacks in recent days.

Following is a summary of the attacks, in chronological order, with the most recent attacks first, which followed Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, and their impact:

Syzran

Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Rosneft-owned Syzran oil refinery in Samara region overnight, Ukrainian military and President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 21.

Syzran refinery suspended oil refining after drone attacks on April 18 damaged processing equipment, two industry sources told Reuters.

The oil refinery is able to process 8.5 million metric tonnes a year, or around 170,000 barrels per day.

It processed 4.3 million tons of crude in 2024, producing 800,000 tons of gasoline, 1.5 million tons of diesel and 700,000 tons of fuel oil, according to industry sources.

NORSI

Ukraine’s military has struck a Lukoil-owned oil refinery near Kstovo in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, the Ukrainian general staff said on May 20.

A primary oil processing unit was hit at the refinery, the general staff said on Telegram, adding that the attack had caused a fire.

NORSI, Russia’s fourth-largest oil refinery, owned by Lukoil, also suspended operations on April 5 following a Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources said.

NORSI, which is Russia’s second-largest producer of gasoline, can process 16 million metric tonnes of oil per year, or around 320,000 barrels per day.

Moscow

Moscow oil refinery stopped processing after a Ukrainian drone attack at the weekend, two industry sources said on May 19.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on May 17 that 12 people were wounded, mostly near the entrance to Moscow’s oil refinery, and three houses were damaged. The “technology” of the refinery was not damaged, he said.

Moscow’s refinery, in the capital’s southeastern Kapotnya district, is one of Russia’s most compact refineries, with capacity of around 11 million tonnes of oil per year.

Ryazan

Ryazan oil refinery, which accounts for almost 5 per cent of the country’s total refining volumes, stopped processing after a Ukrainian drone attack on May 15, two industry sources said on May 19.

Industry sources said the refinery processed 13.1 million metric tonnes of crude oil in 2024 and produced 2.2 million tonnes of gasoline, 3.4 million tonnes of diesel and 4.3 million tonnes of fuel oil.

Astrakhan

Debris from a drone attack caused a fire on May 13 at a gas processing plant in the southern region of Astrakhan, the local governor said.

The plant near the Caspian Sea has annual capacity of 12 billion cubic metres of gas and 3 million tonnes of stable gas condensate. It also produces gasoline, diesel, and liquefied petroleum gases.

Perm

Russia’s Perm oil refinery halted processing after a drone attack on May 7 caused a fire and damaged equipment, two industry sources said.

In 2024, the refinery processed around 12.6 million metric tonnes of oil, or 250,000 barrels per day. It produced 2 million tonnes of gasoline, 5.3 million tonnes of diesel, 700,000 tonnes of coke and 200,000 tonnes of fuel oil.

Tuapse

A Ukrainian drone attack caused a major fire at the oil refinery in the city of Tuapse on April 28, officials said.

The refinery, which sells most of its products for export, halted operations following a Ukrainian drone attack on April 16, two industry sources said.

It has production capacity of around 12 million tonnes per year, or 240,000 barrels per day. It produces naphtha, diesel, fuel oil and vacuum gasoil.

Novokuibyshevsk

Primary oil processing at Russia’s Rosneft-operated Novokuibyshevsk refinery has been halted since April 18 after a Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources said.

In 2024, the refinery processed 5.74 million metric tonnes of crude oil, 1.10 million tonnes of motor gasoline, 1.64 million tonnes of diesel fuel and 1.27 million tonnes of fuel oil, industry sources said.

Ufa

Ukraine’s military confirmed carrying out an April 2 strike on Russia’s Bashneft-Novoil oil refinery, over 1,400km from the Russia-Ukraine border.

It can process more than seven million tonnes of oil a year.

Kirishi

The Kirishi oil refinery halted processing at the end of March following Ukrainian drone attacks that caused fires.

In 2025, Kirishi produced two million tonnes of gasoline, 7.1 million tonnes of diesel, 6.1 million tonnes of fuel oil and 600,000 tonnes of bitumen.

Ust-Luga processing plant

Novatek energy company suspended gas condensate processing and naphtha export loadings at its Ust-Luga complex after drone attacks caused a fire, three market sources told Reuters on March 27.

The Ust-Luga complex’s three processing units, each with a capacity of 3 million tonnes a year, refine stable gas condensate into light and heavy naphtha, jet fuel, ship fuel oil and gasoil. In 2025, the complex processed 8.0 million tonnes of gas condensate, company data show.

Ports/tankers

Ukraine has also attacked Russia’s ports on the Baltic and Black seas, including hitting the Primorsk port, oil tankers and military ships on May 3.

A fire broke out at a Transneft oil-pumping station that delivers crude to Russia’s largest export terminal in the Baltic port of Primorsk, after a drone attack on April 23, two sources had said.

Ukrainian drones struck an oil-pumping and dispatch facility in Russia’s Samara region on April 21, an official from Ukraine’s SBU security service said.

Ukrainian drones caused a fire at Russia’s Sheskharis oil terminal early in April.

Primorsk, one of Russia’s largest export gateways, can handle one million barrels a day. It lost at least 40 per cent of its storage facilities in Ukrainian drone attacks in April. REUTERS