Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. File | Photo credit: AP
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 24 that his country has hit more than 30 Russian oil processing and storage facilities. The Ukrainian military has stepped up attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure this year, in an effort to disrupt oil supplies to the Russian military and curb Moscow’s revenues to finance the war against Ukraine.
“More than thirty oil refineries, terminals and oil depots of the terrorist state have been hit,” Mr. Zelenskyy told officers of the Special Operations Center “A” of the State Security Service (SBU) involved in the attacks. He did not provide additional details or a time period. A video of his address was shared on his account on X.
Ukraine used its long-range drones, developed by both military intelligence and the SBU, for the attacks.
“For SBU drones, a distance of 1,500 km is no longer a problem,” Mr. Zelenskyy said, apparently referring to a May 9 strike when a major oil processing plant in the Bashkiria region was hit.
In the most recent attack on June 21, drones hit four refineries, including the Ilsky refinery, one of the main fuel producers in southern Russia.
