{
  "id": 3271637,
  "title": "Ukraine Hits Another Russian Refinery as Fuel Crunch Worsens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/ukraine-hits-another-russian-refinery-as-fuel-crunch-worsens",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-25T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Ukraine-Hits-Another-Russian-Refinery-as-Fuel-Crunch-Worsens.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukraine is intensifying its drone attacks on Russian refineries, contributing to a worsening fuel crisis in Russia and tightening global fuel markets. On Monday night, Ukrainian forces targeted the Afipsky refinery, an 180,000-barrel per day facility in the Krasnodar region, causing a fire and damaging at least 10 homes in the nearby village. Drone debris also killed two people at the local railway station, according to the Krasnodar region governor, Veniamin Kondratiev.\n\nThe Afipsky refinery, owned by ForteInvest, has been a frequent target of Ukrainian strikes. The most recent attack occurred last month as Ukraine escalates its efforts to diminish domestic fuel supply in Russia. Russia has been grappling with a gasoline and diesel shortage since the spring, following Ukraine's intensified drone attacks on refineries in an attempt to cripple fuel supply to the front lines and the domestic Russian market.\n\nRussian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, responsible for energy matters, including Russia's OPEC talks, attempted to quell concerns on Monday. He stated that some oil refineries in Russia have restarted operations following repairs, which could soon boost domestic supply. However, Russia continues to struggle with fuel rationing in many regions, gas stations in major cities running out of fuel, and long queues at numerous gas stations.\n\nRussia's diesel and gasoil exports have plummeted to their lowest levels in years this month, as Moscow extends restrictions on diesel exports amid the fuel crisis. The scarcity of Russian diesel further exacerbates the global middle distillate market amid ongoing supply disruptions from the Middle East.",
  "summary": "Ukraine continues to pound Russian refineries in nearly daily drone attacks that damage refining infrastructure, deepen the fuel crisis in Russia, and tighten global fuel markets. In the latest attack on Monday night, Ukrainian forces hit the 180,000-barrels-per-day Afipsky refinery in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar. A fire broke out at the refinery as a result of the strike, the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Ukrainian drones hit Afipsky refinery, causing fire and damaging homes",
    "Drone attacks worsen Russia's fuel crisis and global markets",
    "Russia exports diesel at lowest levels in years amid fuel shortage"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}