Ukraine has commenced 2024 with a series of long-distance drone attacks on Russia’s oil and gas industry, targeting economically vital but vulnerable sites, including the Rosneft-operated Tuapse oil refinery in southern Russia, which has ceased oil processing and output after a significant fire. The strategic bombings of oil refineries and ports in Ust-Luga in the Baltic Sea and Tuapse at the Black Sea are part of an asymmetrical warfare campaign by Ukraine, aiming to cripple Russia's petroleum product exports and reduce the revenues that fund its war efforts. The attacks exploit Russia's vulnerabilities, particularly its great concentration on the Baltic Pipeline System. Russia's international isolation exacerbates the challenges, as it makes it harder for Russian companies to repair the damaged infrastructure.
“So far this year, Ukrainian drones have struck at least four Russian oil and gas terminals across the country. The attacks are part of a growing asymmetrical campaign by Kyiv to cripple the industry” https://t.co/YrxP24ack1
“So far this year, Ukrainian drones have struck at least four Russian oil and gas terminals across the country. The attacks are part of a growing asymmetrical campaign by Kyiv to cripple the industry and to deprive Moscow of the billions of dollars.” https://t.co/SD8RmJwVBq
Russia finances its war by selling gas and oil, the only things of interest that dump exports. Ukraine is gonna make the war very expensive and unbearable for them by trying to prevent the exports and constantly hiting gas terminals and refineries like they did in Tuapse. Russia…
🔥 Russian oil refinery in Tuapse stops operation because of Ukrainian drone attack – Reuters https://t.co/81yBuFQbIO
It is a blow to Europe who will continue its reliance on Russian energy. Putin will be able to use proceeds to fund his war in Ukraine. https://t.co/d4DB1LoeRH https://t.co/kQHm8mb0sT
Ukrainian drone attacks could cause significant problems for oil processing plants and similar industries as international isolation makes it harder for Russian companies to fix broken equipment, my colleague @SergeyVakulenk0 writes for @CEIP_Politika. https://t.co/jK1OsMZtfC
Ukrainian aerial attacks could cause significant problems for #Russia's oil industry as international isolation makes it harder for Russian companies to fix broken equipment, says @SergeyVakulenk0 for @CEIP_Politika https://t.co/YBbX3sebTq
Ukraine's bombing of Russia's strategic energy export hubs amounts to "asymmetrical warfare [that] plays to Ukraine’s strengths while exploiting Russia’s weaknesses." @peterdickson Is this the best way to reduce Russia's export revenues? https://t.co/zmlOSrVRgA
Rosneft's Tuapse oil refinery in southern #Russia has halted oil processing and output following a fire on Thursday #oott https://t.co/1TxFIFv8Ux
#Russia's Tuapse oil refinery halted after fire, sources say #oott https://t.co/lTDg7HJ2vF
Ukraine has begun 2024 with a series of long-distance drone attacks on Russia’s economically vital but vulnerable oil and gas industry. Could this be Putin’s Achilles Heel? https://t.co/Ji1XhtbEaU
Ukraine's bombing of oil refineries & ports in Ust-Luga in the Baltic Sea and Tuapse at the Black Sea are sound strategic attacks on Russia's exports of petroleum products. More is likely. Russia's folly of great concentration to the Baltic Pipeline System to St. Pete is evident. https://t.co/P1OY0OL7hi
Another Russian Oil Refinery Engulfed In Fire After Drone Attack From Ukraine https://t.co/pvcC0tYG90