{"id":1405069,"date":"2026-07-10T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1405069"},"modified":"2026-07-10T00:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T21:29:17","slug":"saratov-oil-refinery-halts-operations-after-ukrainian-drone-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/saratov-oil-refinery-halts-operations-after-ukrainian-drone-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Saratov Oil Refinery Halts Operations After Ukrainian Drone Strike"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Russia&#8217;s Saratov oil refinery has suspended crude oil processing after sustaining damage in a Ukrainian drone strike, according to two sources familiar with the matter cited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/russias-saratov-oil-refinery-halt-since-wednesdays-drone-attack-sources-say-2026-07-09\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/russias-saratov-oil-refinery-halt-since-wednesdays-drone-attack-sources-say-2026-07-09\/\">Reuters<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n   <p>The refinery reportedly halted operations after drones hit its only primary crude distillation unit, CDU-6, which has a processing capacity of 20,000 metric tons per day. The unit is essential for the plant&#8217;s operations, making the strike particularly disruptive.<\/p>\n   <p>The attack comes as Ukraine continues to intensify long-range strikes against Russia&#8217;s energy infrastructure, a campaign aimed at undermining Moscow&#8217;s ability to sustain its war effort. The latest disruptions follow a separate attack earlier this week that halted operations at the Omsk refinery, Russia&#8217;s largest oil-processing facility.<\/p>\n   <p>Saratov regional governor Roman Busargin confirmed that a drone attack damaged a &#8220;civilian industrial facility,&#8221; killing one person and injuring several others, though he did not identify the refinery.<\/p>\n   <p>According to Reuters, fuel from the Saratov refinery has not been offered on the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange since Wednesday, indicating a suspension of production. Russia&#8217;s state-controlled oil company Rosneft, which owns the refinery, did not respond to the agency&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n   <p>The Saratov refinery processed 5.8 million tonnes of crude oil in 2024, accounting for approximately 2.2% of Russia&#8217;s total refining capacity. It produced about 1.2 million tonnes of gasoline, 1.9 million tonnes of diesel fuel, and 1 million tonnes of fuel oil during the year.<\/p>\n   <p>The facility had previously suspended operations following Ukrainian drone attacks in March and May.<\/p>\n   <p>Read Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-to-present-freyja-anti-ballistic-defense-project-in-france-zelenskyy\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-to-present-freyja-anti-ballistic-defense-project-in-france-zelenskyy\/\">Ukraine to Present FREYJA Anti-Ballistic Defense Project in France \u2014 Zelenskyy<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia&#8217;s Saratov oil refinery has suspended crude oil processing after sustaining damage &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1400971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36418,36415],"tags":[76,78,72945],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1405069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en-2","category-11473-news-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-strikes-back"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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