Central Russia Refineries Halt After Drone Attacks

Virtually ​all major oil refineries in central Russia have been forced to ‌halt or scale back fuel output following Ukrainian drone attacks in recent days, according to official data and sources. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

⚡️Central Russia's major oil refineries halt production following Ukrainian drone attacks, Reuters reports. All of central Russia's major oil refineries have completely halted or rolled back production following recent Ukrainian drone strikes, Reuters reported May 20.

Russia is under severe military and economic pressure from Ukraine's drone attacks on the frontline (and now on rear logistics routes), and its long range kinetic sanctions against Russia's oil industry. The Kremlin's threats are born of fear and weakness, not strength.

A key update/analysis on the state of play in Ukraine.

Among those reportedly closed is the Kirishi Oil Refinery in Leningrad Oblast, which Reuters claims has been shut for over two weeks after Ukrainian drone attacks on May 5.

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian drone attacks killed two civilians and injured two others in separate strikes on Ukraine’s Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions on May 21, according to Ukrainian officials. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

Reports for 20.05.2026 Kstovo, Nizhegorodskaya Oblast, Ruzzia. This morning, kamikaze-style drone attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the "Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez" (NORSI) refinery [ 56.11191, 44.1318 ]. (Moving closer to Moscow area).

Central Russia's major oil refineries halt production following Ukrainian drone attacks, Reuters reports The Kirishi oil refinery, one of Russia's largest, has been shut down since May 5, unnamed sources said.

NEW EPISODE This week saw one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on the Moscow region since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. Meanwhile, Russia's economic troubles are mounting. How are Russians experiencing this? We talked to people with family there. www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

euromaidanpress.com/2026/05/20/i... Russia paving the way for attacks on the Baltics on the pretext that they are hosting Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia. Linked to Russian jets flying dangerously close to RAF spy-plane in international airspace over the Black Sea?

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2026-05-21 16:28:39 - A massive fire broke out at Russia's Sizran oil refinery after a Ukrainian drone attack, the Ukrainian drone force said.

Russia strikes Dnipro, kills two Russian forces struck Dnipro, killing two and wounding six, while cross-border drone attacks also hit Odessa and Russian industrial sites, causing fires and power outages, officials said. With posts by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓W. Andy Knight +4 more scholars.

Putin and Xi’s joint pledge to shield North Korea from sanctions signals a new front in Moscow’s geopolitical play, even as Russian drone attacks continue in Ukraine. https://blackwirein.tel #Geopolitics