{
  "id": 7853418,
  "title": "Ukrainian drone attacks halted two refineries run by Russian oil giant Rosneft. Three of Russia’s six biggest diesel-producing refineries are now sharply reducing output or fully shut down.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ukrainian-drone-attacks-halted-two-refineries-run-by-russian-oil",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T19:01:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/16/ukrainian-drone-attacks-halted-two-refineries-run-by-russian-oil-giant-rosneft-three-of-russia-s-six-biggest-diesel-producing-refineries-are-now-sharply-reducing-output-or-fully-shut-down"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian drone attacks have forced two oil refineries owned by Russian giant Rosneft to cease operations, according to Reuters. The Syzran refinery was struck on September 15-16, and the Saratov facility was hit on September 10-11. The Syzran refinery suffered damage to its main crude distillation unit, which makes up around 71% of its processing capacity, as well as a second unit that was already under repair from an earlier attack in July. Repairs at the Syzran plant could take up to a month. The Saratov refinery had already halted production on September 8 due to equipment damage and fires, but attackers struck it again on September 11. Three of Russia's six biggest diesel-producing refineries experienced reduced output or complete shutdowns in September, due to drone attacks. The six refineries — Omsk, Kirishi (Kinef), Volgograd, Perm, NORSI (Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez), and Taneco — account for about half of Russia's diesel production. Kinef has stopped production altogether, while Volgograd and NORSI are now operating at only a quarter of their usual capacity.",
  "summary": "Rosneft’s oil refineries in Syzran and Saratov have halted operations after Ukrainian drone attacks, Reuters reported, citing sources.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/russian-strike-on-central-kropyvnytskyi-injures-4-regional-governor",
        "published": "2026-09-16T16:53:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "A Russian drone strike destroyed a warehouse in Kyiv full of props from Volodymyr Zelensky’s former comedy studio, but the studio says all scheduled concerts will go ahead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/a-russian-drone-strike-destroyed-a-warehouse-in-kyiv-full-of-props",
        "published": "2026-09-16T18:36:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Zelensky's sanctioned former press secretary barred from entering European Parliament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/zelenskys-sanctioned-former-press-secretary-barred-from-entering",
        "published": "2026-09-16T19:44:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}