Russia’s Drone-Attacked Oil Refineries: What You Need to Know

  • Ukraine has been targetting Russia’s fuel-processing plants
  • Facilities supply both international and domestic markets

Rail wagons for oil, fuel and liquefied gas cargo at Yanichkino railway station in Moscow, Russia.

Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
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Russia is one of the world’s biggest oil refining nations and Ukrainian drones have struck at the very heart of the industry.

The attacks moved up a gear again this week, hitting bigger facilities closer to Moscow including Rosneft PJSC’s Ryazan, one of the largest in the country.