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Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries
The gist
Ukraine struck the Slavyansky and TANECO refineries, killing two and injuring 12 in Tatarstan.
The strikes are straining global diesel supply and drawing U.S. calls to halt them.
How it unfolded
- Sep 11, 2026The International Energy Agency said in its monthly oil report that Russia's oil-processing is being degraded as sanctions prevent the refining industry from recovering from more intense and precise Ukrainian drone strikes.
- Sep 11, 2026The Saratov oil refinery was damaged in a strike; the General Staff later established the strike damaged the ELOU-AVT-6 primary crude oil distillation unit and a section of the main oil pipeline.
- Sep 12, 2026 -13, 2026Ukrainian forces struck the Slavyansky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai and the TANECO refinery in Tatarstan overnight.