Ukraine Has Put 33% Of Russia's Military Fuel Supply Facilities Out Of Action

The facilities are not easily repaired because imported equipment, now restricted by sanctions, is required. 

These disruptions have contributed to Russia's difficulties in making more than minimal gains in its Donbas and Kursk offensives. JL

Ivan Khomenko reports in United24:

One-third of facilities supplying fuel to the Russian military have been damaged or rendered inoperable due to operations carried out by Ukrainian forces. The damaged infrastructure primarily includes oil refineries and storage facilities. Both public data and intelligence reports confirm these disruptions. Significant challenges exist in restoring operations, primarily due to reliance on imported equipment. Further complicating the situation for Russia, external restrictions on the import of fuel and lubricants have intensified the operational difficulties.

According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, one-third of facilities supplying fuel to the Russian military have been damaged or rendered inoperable due to special operations carried out by Ukrainian forces.

In an interview with the Center for Countering Disinformation, HUR spokesperson Andrii Yusov stated that both public data and intelligence reports confirm these disruptions. “A third of these facilities have been affected to varying degrees.

Significant challenges exist in restoring operations, primarily due to reliance on imported equipment. The sanctions imposed on Russia have created major obstacles to acquiring this necessary equipment,” Yusov explained.

The damaged infrastructure primarily includes oil refineries and storage facilities responsible for supplying fuel to Russian military equipment, as well as selling petroleum products that financially support Russia’s ongoing military aggression against Ukraine. Yusov emphasized that Ukrainian strikes target only military-related infrastructure, not civilian facilities.

Ukraine’s military has reportedly conducted numerous operations against Russian oil refineries and fuel depots that are integral to the logistics of the Russian armed forces. These strikes aim to disrupt supply chains critical to sustaining the Russian military effort.

 

Further complicating the situation for Russia, external restrictions on the import of fuel and lubricants have intensified the operational difficulties. Yusov highlighted that this indicates Russia is already feeling the combined effects of Ukrainian actions and international sanctions.