Russians won’t like it: how attacks on oil refineries will affect Russia

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Attacks on Russian oil refineries have been occurring systematically over the past months. Russia's oil refining industry is already feeling the effects, but they could get worse.

At the same time, Russia simply does not have enough fuel even For the needs of the front, attacks on refineries must occur over a long period of time. Military observer from Israel David Sharp spoke about this 24 Channel, explaining that the Kremlin, faced with a deficit, will find a solution.

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Ukrainian special services continue to systematically and effectively attack the Russian oil industry. Problems for the Russians have already begun, however, they are not yet noticeable enough to claim a fuel shortage.

Attacks on refineries could directly affect the front if Russia simply does not have enough fuel, but this is very far away. In order for them to lack fuel, it is necessary to destroy a significant part of the capacity, not 10 – 15%. But even in this case, Russia will buy fuel abroad, which they are doing in some places now,” noted David Sharp.

For Vladimir Putin, in this scenario, there will be and another way out. After all, it’s quite difficult to imagine a situation where in Russia there will be nothing to refuel tanks with, but civilians will have everything in order with fuel. Since the Russian dictator wants to win in Ukraine at any cost, ordinary Russians are more likely to suffer from fuel shortages than the military at the front.

“It's like since the goal that Ukraine is achieving is a serious blow to the Russian economy. First of all, there should be less Russian exports or none at all, and, accordingly, no income. And also, so that citizens inside Russia feel a significant increase in prices for everything,” noted the military observer.

In order for the situation with petroleum products to become catastrophic for Russia, an integrated approach is needed and successful attacks on oil refineries over a long period of time. It can already be argued that attacks on Russian oil refineries are indeed systematic.

“oil refineries are Russia's pain points, so the Russians will look for ways to protect them. On the other hand, Russia is a very large country, they have many refineries and other vulnerable points. If one thing was defended well, this does not mean that something else cannot be attacked – there would be opportunities,” added Sharp.

Drones attack Russian oil refineries: latest news

• On the night of May 11, drones The GUR attacked the Volgograd Oil Refinery, which belongs to PJSC Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka. Channel 24 sources in the Main Intelligence Directorate said that the AVT-1 and AVT-6 primary oil processing units at the plant were damaged. The condition of the installations is still being clarified.
• The night of May 10 was also turbulent for the Russians. In the Kaluga region, drones attacked the First Plant oil refinery. Drone strikes were confirmed by local authorities, reporting that as a result of a UAV crash on the territory of the enterprise in Dzerzhinsky. there was a fire in the area.
• The operations of the Ukrainian special services never cease to amaze. The drone hit an oil catalytic cracking unit.