Ukrainian Drones Hit All but 2 Major Russian Refineries, Leaving Omsk Untouched
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Updated · Meduza · Jun 29
Ukrainian Drones Hit All but 2 Major Russian Refineries, Leaving Omsk Untouched
3 articles · Updated · Meduza · Jun 29
Summary
Only two of Russia’s largest refineries remained unstruck by Ukrainian drones as of June 29 — Omsk Oil Refinery and the Angarsk Petrochemical Company in Irkutsk region.
By late May, Reuters reported every major refinery in European Russia had already been hit, many more than once, as Ukraine systematically targeted fuel-processing capacity.
Those strikes have forced repeated production cuts and shutdowns, helping trigger a nationwide fuel crunch; Omsk region has banned canister sales and capped gasoline purchases at 40 liters per fill-up.
Irkutsk region declared a heightened-readiness regime in June over gasoline shortages, while Omsk issued its first drone alert on June 10 even though no strike was reported.
The two unhit plants are both beyond the Urals, underscoring how distance still shields part of Russia’s refining network even as western facilities have been broadly exposed.