Ukraine Strikes Major Russian Oil Refinery
It took Ukraine just hours to turn President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “we’re done” into a refinery fire. Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Ryazan refinery on Thursday, ending Kyiv’s brief pause in attacks on Russian energy infrastructure after Zelenskyy said Moscow had ignored the ceasefire promoted by
Source: OilPrice.com
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DW NOTE
Ukraine's drone strikes on Russian refineries have knocked out roughly 15% of Russia's processing capacity since early 2024, yet Brent still trades at $105.95 — not because the oil isn't flowing, but because the Strait of Hormuz is closed and 800 ships are backed up waiting to move it. One more refinery fire changes nothing when the world's most critical chokepoint has been shut for a week.