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(Dan Tri) – NATO officials said Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries could disrupt more than 15% of capacity.
Firefighters extinguish a fire at an oil warehouse in Bryansk, Russia (Photo: Reuters).
`In terms of damage, the attacks may have disrupted more than 10%, even more than 15%, of Russia’s oil refining capacity. Depending on the extent of the damage, recovery could take time
According to NATO officials, `fewer and fewer Russian energy facilities and critical infrastructure are safe from attacks.`
According to Reuters calculations, Russia has lost about 14% of its oil refining capacity due to drone attacks.
Interfax news agency quoted Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov as saying damaged Russian oil refineries would return to normal operations in early June.
Both Russia and Ukraine have used drones to attack critical infrastructure, military bases and troop concentrations during the more than two-year war.
Ukraine has announced attacks on Russian oil refineries and energy facilities in recent months, including attacks targeting targets 1,000km deep within Russian territory.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said Russia has also increased attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure in recent weeks.
A drone strike on April 4 targeted residential buildings in the city of Kharkiv and an energy facility in the surrounding area, leaving several people dead and 350,000 residents in shock.
NATO officials said Moscow would likely increase such attacks as Russia sought to degrade Ukraine’s air defenses.
`We predict that they (Russia) will likely continue to increase missile and drone attacks to penetrate Ukraine’s air defense system and put pressure on Ukraine’s air defense deployment.
At the NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on April 4, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the alliance to provide additional aid for Patriot air defense systems.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed in March that the White House had asked Ukraine to stop attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, including oil refineries.
However, he emphasized that Ukraine will continue such attacks if the US does not provide Kiev with more modern weapons.
According to local media, after a period of developing long-range attack capabilities, Ukraine began to increase UAV (drone) attacks on Russian oil refinery systems in recent weeks, including