Commodities
Home›Commodities›Energy›Ukraine strikes Afipsky refinery, worsening Russia’s f…
Ukraine strikes Afipsky refinery, worsening Russia’s fuel crunch
The attack hit ForteInvest’s 180,000-barrels-per-day Afipsky refinery and triggered a fire, damaging at least 10 homes and killing two people at a local railway station, according to the Krasnodar governor.
Ukraine has stepped up near-daily drone attacks on Russian refining assets, and the latest strike hit the Afipsky refinery in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, deepening disruptions that have contributed to a Russian gasoline and diesel crunch, OilPrice reports.
In the Monday night attack, Ukrainian forces targeted the Afipsky refinery, which processes about 180,000 barrels per day, and a fire broke out at the site. The Krasnodar governor, Veniamin Kondratiev, said on Telegram that at least 10 homes were damaged in the Afipsky village, while drone debris killed two people at the local railway station.
OilPrice adds that the Afipsky refinery, owned by privately held firm ForteInvest, has been targeted by Ukrainian strikes before, and the most recent prior attack came last month as Ukraine intensified efforts to reduce domestic fuel supply in Russia.
The outlet notes that Russia has been dealing with gasoline and diesel shortages since spring, when Ukraine expanded drone strikes on refineries both near the border and more than 1,000 miles away, aiming to disrupt supply to both front-line needs and the domestic Russian market.
Latest closeGasoline (RBOB) $2.901 ▼7.3%