No longer a gas station country: Defense Forces hit 15 Russian refineries
Ukraine's defense forces have the ability to deliver Russian military logistics virtually to the entire depth of the temporarily occupied territory.
This was reported by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to him, the occupiers have practically no safe roads in the south and east of our country. This is also reflected in the shortages, primarily the shortage of fuel in Crimea and in our other regions that are under occupation.
Volodymyr Zelensky reported that in January-May of this year, our soldiers were able to hit 15 Russian refineries. There are already Russian bans on the export of aviation fuel and gasoline from their territory, and a ban on the export of diesel is being considered.
“For a country that was recently called a gas station, losing even this is a significant story, a significant loss. Almost 40% of primary oil refining in Russia as of May has been disabled,” the head of state added.
The day before, the president also heard a report by the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Oleg Lugovsky, on the economic condition of the enemy.
“We have been saying for a long time that the Russians must end this war of theirs, all formats of real negotiations, all formats of guaranteeing security, the format of a decent peace have been proposed by Ukraine. The only one from whom a decision is needed is the Russian leader. Who does not even receive all the statistics on what is really happening. We will make reality even more obvious,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy concluded.
As reported by ArmyInform, as of May 2026, drones of the 1st corps of the Azov NGU are already without much effort taking out enemy logistics in the area of temporarily occupied Mariupol.