Ukraine Is Hitting Russia Where It Hurts: Its Oil Refineries

Kyiv’s two-year offensive against Russian oil facilities has intensified, eating away at Moscow’s energy revenues.

A fiery orange and black explosion behind a gray razor wire fence. October 9, 2025, 2:27 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Russia’s War in Ukraine

Understanding the conflict three years on.

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Ukraine is bringing the war home to Russia at a scale, scope, and intensity not seen before, and in a way that could have consequences—maybe not on the battlefield, but in the hearts, minds, and pocketbooks of ordinary Russians.

Since August, Ukraine has gone after Russian oil facilities with a vengeance. Kyiv has been sporadically targeting refineries and depots for the better part of two y

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