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Ukraine Sets New Record With 24 Strikes on Russian Oil & Gas Sites in December
Ukraine has intensified its strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure in a bid to squeeze the Kremlin’s war finances, carrying out its most extensive and wide-ranging campaign against oil and fuel assets since the start of the full-scale invasion.
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This was reported by Bloomberg on December 30.
The outlet estimates that December alone saw no fewer than 24 attacks on Russian oil refineries, tankers, maritime assets, and key pipeline infrastructure, based on official statements from Kyiv and Moscow.
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These operations are increasing pressure on Russia’s export capacity, which is already constrained by international sanctions on major oil producers. While Russia continues to ship sizable volumes of crude, revenues from energy exports—a central pillar of financing for the war—are steadily shrinking. Russian officials now forecast that oil and gas income will make up just 23% of state budget revenues this year, the lowest share on record.
Ukraine has also stepped up strikes on offshore facilities, repeatedly targeting oil and gas fields operated by Lukoil PJSC in the Caspian Sea. During the same period, Ukrainian forces hit the Black Sea ports of Taman and Rostov, setting several tankers on fire, and continued attacks on vessels linked to Russia’s shadow fleet, as reported by Bloomberg.
Further inland, Ukrainian strikes against fuel-processing plants persisted. In one instance, according to Ukraine’s General Staff, Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles were used for the first time to hit the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery.
At the same time, Russia has maintained a steady campaign of strikes against Ukraine’s energy system and civilian areas, leaving many residents without electricity, water, or heating during winter conditions.
That pattern continued overnight on December 31, when Russian forces attacked Odesa, damaging infrastructure and residential buildings, including high-rise apartment blocks in two districts of the city.
Serhii Lysak, head of the Odesa City Military Administration, stated that parts of Odesa were left without electricity, while repair work at several critical infrastructure sites led to temporary interruptions in water and heating supplies for some residents.
Earlier, on December 25, drones hit the port of Temryuk in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, setting oil product storage tanks ablaze and causing a major fire that spread over an area of about 2,000 square meters.
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