Main points
- Ukraine continues attacks on Russian refineries, ignoring requests from Western partners to refrain from doing so.
- On April 5, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Lukoil-Nyzhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery and the Primorsk port.
Kyiv ignored calls from partners to limit strikes on Russian refineries / Channel 24 collage
Ukraine continues to attack Russian energy infrastructure, effectively ignoring calls from allies not to do so.
The war in Iran has left the world facing a global shortage of oil and gas. That is why Western partners have asked Kyiv to refrain from attacking Russian refineries, The Telegraph reports.
How does Ukraine continue to attack Russian refineries despite Western warnings?
Thus, on April 4, Head of the Presidential Office Kirill Budanov admitted that Ukraine was receiving “certain signals” from partners regarding limiting attacks on Russian energy.
It is significant that on the night of April 5, the Defense Forces struck the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery, located in the city of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia. This plant is one of the largest in Russia, its production capacity reaches 17 million tons of raw materials per year. On the same night, the Ukrainian military struck the Primorsk port in the Leningrad region of Russia. This is one of the largest ports in the country, used for the transportation of petroleum products.
So Ukraine is ignoring calls from allies to stop attacking Russian energy. It is continuing its campaign to reduce Russia's domestic resources and limit its exports.
Kyiv typically uses domestically produced weapons for its attacks. Sometimes allies share intelligence with it to adjust strikes.
Recall that Iran is blocking the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of the world's energy trade passes. As a result, oil and gas prices have increased dramatically.
What is known about Ukraine's latest attacks on Russia's oil industry?
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The defense forces attacked the Bashneft-Novoil refinery, located a considerable distance from the state border of Ukraine. This plant is one of the largest producers of high-quality lubricants in Russia. The capacity for primary oil processing is about 7 million tons per year.
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Ukrainian military forces have struck the Yaroslavsky oil refinery in Russia, causing a fire. The refinery has a capacity of about 15 million tons of oil per year. It produces gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel, which are critical for the logistics of the Russian army.
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Also recently, facilities at an oil refinery in the Saratov region of Russia were hit. Previously, an oil secondary processing unit and a vertical tank RVS-10000 were damaged.