Long-range strikes by Ukraine’s Defense Forces on Russian territory have led to a significant reduction in oil refining in the Russian Federation – by 19%.
Commander-in-Chief of the ZSU Oleksandr Syrskyi reported this while summing up the army’s performance in January.
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According to Syrskyi, during the month the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck Russian oil and gas facilities 48 times using DeepStrike capabilities. As a result, Russia’s annual oil refining volume will drop by 19%, or 53.4 million tonnes.
In addition, Air Force strikes on Russian airfields reduced the enemy’s use of guided aerial bombs against Ukraine by 5%. In January, Ukrainian aviation carried out 80 airstrikes on targets in Russia, while strike drones completed more than 300,000 special missions.
Ukraine’s air defense forces destroyed 21.7 thousand Russian aerial targets in January, including 21.6 thousand drones. The Commander-in-Chief stressed that these results came despite a shortage of interceptors.
Syrskyi also said that total Russian army losses in January reached 31.7 thousand personnel. This figure exceeds Russia’s troop replenishment during the same period by 9,000.
Context
Russia’s oil and gas industry lost more than 1 trillion rubles in 2025. Systematic Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries caused direct infrastructure damage and major revenue losses. These actions significantly weakened the financial base of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In addition, Indian refineries are avoiding purchases of Russian oil with April delivery and plan to refrain from such deals for a longer period.
Previously, The Ukrainian Review reported that exporting Russian oil is becoming increasingly difficult, while growing volumes of crude without end buyers point to a deep crisis in the country’s oil sector.
