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The OIL WAR

2023

MonthDateFacilityLocationCoordinatesTypeWeaponNotes
January1 JanEngels Oil Depot (Kristall)Saratov Oblast51.4833, 46.1000Oil DepotDroneFirst strike; fire burned for 5 days; supplies bomber fleet.
January8 JanEngels Oil Depot (Kristall, 2nd)Saratov Oblast51.4833, 46.1000Oil DepotDroneSecond hit; satellite imagery shows damage to tanks.
January9 JanOryol Fuel DepotOryol Oblast52.9417, 36.0667Oil DepotDroneFire reported; 3 injured; energy facility also hit.
January17 JanLyudinovo Oil DepotBryansk Oblast53.8667, 34.4500Oil DepotDroneDebris caused fire; no major damage.
January19 JanBryansk Oil DepotBryansk Oblast53.2500, 34.3667Oil DepotDroneSecond on Russian oil in two days; fire over large area.
January21 JanEngels Oil Depot (3rd)Saratov Oblast51.4833, 46.1000Oil DepotDroneThird strike; ongoing fuel supply to airbase disrupted.
January24 JanVolgograd Refinery (Lukoil)Volgograd Oblast48.6850, 44.7750Oil RefineryDroneFirst hit; one of Russia's top 10; CDU unit damaged.
January25 JanTuapse Refinery (Rosneft)Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai43.3750, 39.7750Oil RefineryDroneFire; 30% output drop; near Black Sea port.
February3 FebVolgograd Refinery (2nd)Volgograd Oblast48.6850, 44.7750Oil RefineryDroneSecond strike; multiple drones; fires at processing units.
February7 FebLiski Oil StorageLiski, Voronezh Oblast50.9833, 39.5000Oil DepotDroneStorage tanks hit; 120 km from border.
February10 FebSaratov Refinery (Rosneft)Saratov Oblast51.5350, 46.0000Oil RefineryDroneFirst hit; 2% of Russia's refining; fire and explosions.
February14 FebKlintsy RefineryBryansk Oblast52.7500, 32.2333Oil RefineryDroneSatellite-confirmed fire; small facility near border.
March1 MarEngels-2 Airbase Fuel DepotSaratov Oblast51.4833, 46.1000Fuel DepotDroneMilitary fuel storage; explosions reported.
March12 MarKstovo Refinery (NORSI, Lukoil)Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast56.1500, 44.0000Oil RefineryDroneMajor fire; 11% of Russia's gasoline output halted.
March17 MarTuapse Refinery (2nd)Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai43.3750, 39.7750Oil RefineryDroneSecond hit; Black Sea export terminal damaged.
March20 MarRyazan Refinery (Rosneft)Ryazan Oblast54.6750, 39.8450Oil RefineryDroneFirst major strike; AVT-6 unit hit; 5% of national output.
March21 MarVolgograd Refinery (3rd)Volgograd Oblast48.6850, 44.7750Oil RefineryDroneThird strike; partial operations halt.
April29 AprFeodosia Oil DepotFeodosia, Crimea45.0500, 36.0000Oil TerminalDroneMassive fire in Sevastopol area; military supply hit.
May31 MayAfipsky RefineryAfipsky, Krasnodar Krai45.3500, 38.2000Oil RefineryDroneFire at facility; catalytic unit damaged; first hit.
June3 JunNovoshakhtinsk RefineryNovoshakhtinsk, Rostov Oblast47.7750, 39.9500Oil RefineryDroneExplosions and fire; governor confirmed drone attack.
June13 JunNovorossiysk Oil RefineryNovorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai44.7000, 37.7833Oil RefineryDroneMajor explosion; 80 miles from Putin's palace; military fuel.
June24 JunVoronezh Oil DepotVoronezh Oblast51.6667, 39.2000Oil DepotDroneTank burns; part of border region strikes.
June28 JunTambov Oil DepotTambov Oblast52.7167, 41.4500Oil DepotDroneFire set; governor confirmed.
July22 JulTuapse Refinery (3rd)Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai43.3750, 39.7750Oil RefineryDroneThird hit; fire at terminal; export disruption.
August10 AugKorenevo Oil Depot (Russian strike on Ukraine)N/AN/AN/AN/ANote: Russian drone destroyed Ukrainian depot; not included in count.
August18 AugIlsky RefineryIlsky, Krasnodar Krai45.1500, 38.8500Oil RefineryDroneFire reported; small facility near border.
September14 SepKirishi Refinery (Surgutneftegas)Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast59.7750, 31.4000Oil RefineryDroneMinor fire; 6.6% of national refining affected.
September18 SepAfipsky Refinery (2nd)Afipsky, Krasnodar Krai45.3500, 38.2000Oil RefineryDroneSecond hit; cracker unit damaged.
October2 OctRyazan Refinery (2nd)Ryazan Oblast54.6750, 39.8450Oil RefineryDroneSecond hit; near Moscow; brief shutdown.
October13 OctFeodosia Oil Terminal (2nd)Feodosia, Crimea45.0500, 36.0000Oil TerminalDroneSecond major hit; tanks ablaze.
NovemberN/ANo confirmed strikesN/AN/AN/AN/ALull in reported attacks; focus shifted to front lines.
December14 DecOryol Oil DepotOryol Oblast52.9417, 36.0667Oil DepotDroneFire at infrastructure; explosions reported.
December19 DecNovoshakhtinsk Refinery (2nd)Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Oblast47.7750, 39.9500Oil RefineryDrone/MissilePost-repair strike; fuel supply to troops hit.

2024

MonthDateFacilityLocationCoordinatesTypeWeaponNotes
January9 JanFuel DepotOryol Oblast52.9417, 36.0667Oil DepotDroneFire reported; 3 injured.
January11 JanTaneco Refinery (Tatneft)Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan55.6333, 51.8167Oil RefineryDroneMajor modern facility hit; minor fire.
January16 JanOil StorageLiski, Voronezh Oblast50.9833, 39.5000Oil DepotDrone120 km from border; storage tanks damaged.
January18 JanUst-Luga Oil TerminalLeningrad Oblast59.6778, 28.4342Oil TerminalDroneExport facility; partial disruption.
January21 JanRyazan Oil Refinery (Rosneft)Ryazan Oblast54.6750, 39.8450Oil RefineryDroneMassive blast; temporary shutdown (capacity 17M tons/year).
January24 JanVolgograd Refinery (Lukoil)Volgograd Oblast48.6850, 44.7750Oil RefineryDroneFirst hit; CDU unit damaged.
January29 JanKlintsy RefineryBryansk Oblast52.7500, 32.2333Oil RefineryDroneFire confirmed by satellite; small facility.
February3 FebSyzran Refinery (Rosneft)Syzran, Samara Oblast52.1250, 48.4650Oil RefineryDroneFire; refining units hit.
February18 FebSaratov RefinerySaratov Oblast51.5350, 46.0000Oil RefineryDroneFirst hit; fire and explosions.
February24 FebKlintsy Refinery (2nd)Bryansk Oblast52.7500, 32.2333Oil RefineryDroneSecond strike; satellite fire detection.
March12 MarNORSI Refinery (Lukoil)Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast56.1500, 44.0000Oil RefineryDroneMajor fire; AVT-6 unit shut down (11% of gasoline output).
March12 MarOryol Oil DepotOryol Oblast52.9417, 36.0667Oil DepotDroneFire at storage; part of massive wave.
March12 MarKirishi Refinery (Surgutneftegas)Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast59.7750, 31.4000Oil RefineryDroneDrone downed near site; minor damage.
March17 MarTuapse Refinery (Rosneft)Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai43.3750, 39.7750Oil RefineryDroneBlack Sea export hit; fire.
March19 MarSlavyansk Refinery (Russneft)Anapa, Krasnodar Krai45.0000, 37.3000Oil RefineryDroneSmall plant; shutdown for repairs.
March20 MarRyazan Refinery (2nd)Ryazan Oblast54.6750, 39.8450Oil RefineryDroneSecond hit; ongoing campaign.
March21 MarVolgograd Refinery (2nd)Volgograd Oblast48.6850, 44.7750Oil RefineryDroneSecond strike; partial halt.
March26 MarSyzran Refinery (2nd)Syzran, Samara Oblast52.1250, 48.4650Oil RefineryDroneRepeated hit; capacity reduced.

2025

MonthDateLocationFacilityCoordinatesTypeWeaponNotes
MarchMar 18Ryazan, Ryazan OblastRosneft Ryazan Oil Refinery54.5818, 39.7453Oil refineryUAV (reported)Major fire; units shut; start of large campaign; Reuters confirmed.
MarchMar (mid)Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod OblastNORSI / Kstovo refinery / tank farm56.0960, 44.1629Oil refineryUAV (reported)Drone strike on storage/loading infrastructure; large fires reported.
MarchMar (various)Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov regionNovoshakhtinsk refinery47.757, 39.940Oil refineryUAV (reported)Temporary halt/impact reported; refinery damaged.
MarchMar (various)Syzran, Saratov regionSyzran refinery53.1761, 50.1511Oil refineryUAV (reported)Interceptions/damage during March wave.
MarchMar (various)Kirishi, Leningrad regionKirishi refinery59.4493, 32.2642Oil refineryUAV (reported)Part of coordinated refinery attacks in March.
AprilApr 1–2Yelabuga/Taneco, TatarstanTaneco oil-processing and drone-component facilities55.067, 52.043Oil/industrial complexUAV (reported)Deep strike; fires and injuries reported; Guardian coverage.
JulyJul (approx.)Volgograd regionAmmunition storage site48.996967, 44.213703Ammunition depotUAV (reported)Militarnyi OSINT geolocation; depot destroyed.
SeptemberSep 13Ufa, BashkortostanBashneft-Novoil refinery complex54.7261, 55.9475Oil refineryUAV (reported)Drone strike causing fire; OSINT geolocated damage.
NovemberNov 8Saratov, Saratov OblastSaratov Oil Refinery51.4512, 45.9332Oil refineryUAV (reported)Reuters confirmed; refinery hit but not heavily damaged.
DecemberDec (late)Oryol / Kursk regionsFuel depots (multiple)52.965, 36.080Fuel depotUAV (reported)Repeated hits on fuel depots in Oryol region; Politico and OSINT sources.