📰 2 sources 3 articles · 15 Nov 2026, 14:50 → 50 minutes ago

Ukraine announces strikes on Russian oil facilities and disabling over 55% of refining capacity

Ukraine announced it had targeted petrochemical and oil refining plants in Russia, after which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian forces had disabled more than 55% of Russia's oil refining capacity. Zelensky described these operations as a response to Moscow's refusal to de-escalate and its attacks on energy infrastructure.

📍 Where things stand: The current situation consists of Ukrainian official announcements regarding the extent of damage to Russian refining capacity, with no available details on the nature or locations of the operations or the material damage.

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15 Nov 2026, 14:50 Ukraine announced that it had targeted petrochemical and oil refining plants in Russia, with no available details on the nature, location or extent of the damage.
15 Nov 2026, 21:56 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian forces had disabled more than 55% of Russia's oil refining capacity, without further details on the nature or timing of the operations.
15 Nov 2026, 22:09 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that disabling 55% of Russia's oil refining capacity was a legitimate response to Moscow's refusal to de-escalate and to its attacks on energy infrastructure.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

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Zelensky: We disabled 55% of Russia's oil refining capacity in response to its refusal to de-escalate

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his country has disabled 55% of Russia's oil refining capacity, describing this as a legitimate response to Moscow's refusal t…

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Zelensky: We have disabled more than 55% of Russia's oil refining capacity

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian forces have disabled more than 55% of Russia's oil refining capacity, in remarks carried by the Lebanon Debate chann…

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Ukraine: Petrochemical and Oil Refining Plants Targeted in Russia

The article stated that Ukraine targeted petrochemical and oil refining plants in Russia, without the available text including details on the nature of the attack, its location, or…