Over 10 Russian refineries halted operations due to AFU attacks in May 2026 - "Madyar"
Kyiv • UNN
During the first 20 days of May 2026, the AFU struck over 10 Russian oil refining facilities. Operations were suspended at plants in Moscow, Ryazan, Tuapse and other cities.
During the 20 days of May 2026, the Defense Forces of Ukraine (including the Unmanned Systems Forces) destroyed or damaged at least 10 Russian oil refining enterprises, including plants and stations. This was reported on Telegram by the Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the AFU Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, according to UNN.
Details
Moscow, Ryazan, Perm, Kirishi, Samara (part of the capacity) are at a standstill; Tuapse is down indefinitely. Primorsk and Yaroslavl were halted in May
Brovdi also added that during May, numerous oil pumping and linear-production dispatch stations in the Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, and Yaroslavl regions of Russia were hit.
May 18+20: "Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez" refinery (Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region, RF) – hit. May 17: Moscow refinery (Moscow, Moscow region, RF) – suspended operations. May 15: "Ryazan" refinery (Ryazan, Ryazan region, RF) – suspended operations. May 13: "Tamanneftegaz" oil terminal (Volna, Krasnodar Krai, RF) – hit. May 08: "Yaroslavl" refinery (Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl region, RF) – ceased operations, restored. May 07: "Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez" refinery (Perm, Perm Krai, RF) – suspended operations. May 05: "Kirishi" refinery (Kirishi, Leningrad region, RF) – suspended operations. May 04: "Kuibyshev" refinery (Samara, Samara region, RF) – part of capacity shut down. May 03: "Transneft – Port Primorsk" oil terminal (Primorsk, Leningrad region, RF) – hit. May 01: "Tuapse" refinery (Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, RF) – ceased operations
Recall
The General Staff confirmed the strike on the "Lukoil" refinery and damage to reservoirs with a capacity of 140,000 cubic meters.