Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukrainian intelligence, emphasized that Ukraine’s attacks on the fuel infrastructure of the Russian Federation have a significant impact on its economy, social sphere, and budget planning. According to him, the goal is to increase the effectiveness of strikes on Russia’s oil refining sector from the current 20% to 30%, and Ukraine is actively working on this.
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“Ukrainian strikes on the gasoline sector of the Russian Federation affect society, the financial and economic state of the country, its ability to plan budgets, and so on. Therefore, it is necessary to intensify the strikes to increase the damage rate to the oil refining sector of the Russian Federation from 20% to 30%. Ukraine continues to work on this.”
Strikes on Key Oil Refining Facilities in Russia
Since the beginning of December 2025, Ukrainian drones have attacked the Ryazan Oil Refinery for the ninth time. The day before, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Syzran Oil Refinery in the Samara region, as well as the infrastructure of the Temryuk Sea Port in the Krasnodar region. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the results of the attack on the Saratov Oil Refinery: the primary oil purification unit ELOU-AVT-6 was damaged, leading to the cessation of primary crude oil processing and limiting the plant’s operation to less than 50% of its design capacity. Moreover, on December 2, at least two fuel tanks at the oil depot in the city of Livny in the Oryol region of Russia were completely destroyed.
Russia Continues Massive Attacks on Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure
At the same time, Russia is intensifying its strikes on Ukraine’s energy, railway, and port infrastructure. On the night of December 6, the enemy carried out a massive shelling of eight regions, after which nuclear power plants were forced to reduce their generation capacity. For the first time since the full-scale war began, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant completely lost external power for a short time. The following day, attacks targeted the energy infrastructure of two more regions and the dam of the Pechenihy Reservoir in the Kharkiv region. Due to these shellings, hourly power outages and capacity restrictions for industrial consumers and businesses are ongoing throughout Ukraine.