Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian oil refineries

On August 8, 2026, Ukrainian forces launched drone attacks on two Russian oil refineries, the Ilsky Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar region and the Rosneft — Ryazan Oil Refinery in the Samara region, causing fires at both sites. The fire at the Ilsky refinery was extinguished, with local authorities attributing it to debris from a Ukrainian drone. The Syzran refinery was also hit, though details of the damage were not fully confirmed. Russia's Russia — Ministry of Defence (Russia) reported that its air defences destroyed 397 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple regions. These strikes are part of Ukraine's broader campaign against Russian energy infrastructure, aimed at depriving Russia of resources to fund its military. The Ilsky refinery has a design capacity of over 6 million metric tons of oil per year, while the Syzran refinery can process 8.5 million tons annually. The attacks highlight the ongoing conflict's impact on energy infrastructure and markets.