On October 16, units of the Defense Forces struck the Saratov Oil Refinery, one of the oldest enterprises in the Russian Federation with a processing capacity of 4.8 million tons of oil. This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“On October 16, 2025, the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the Saratov Oil Refinery in the Saratov region of the Russian Federation. The Saratov Oil Refinery is one of the oldest oil refineries in Russia. As of 2023, the volume of oil processing was 4.8 million tons. The enterprise is involved in ensuring the needs of the Russian Armed Forces.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces are consistently implementing a set of measures to destroy critical elements of the Russian Federation’s military-industrial base in order to deprive it of the opportunity to continue its aggression, ” the report says.
The intensity of Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil and gas facilities increased sharply in August and September 2025. Since the beginning of August, Ukraine has carried out at least 28 attacks on key Russian refineries, expanding the range of attacks, which has caused a shortage of gasoline in a number of regions of the country. Disruptions in fuel supply to gas stations have been recorded in 10 regions. According to experts, about 38% of Russian oil refining capacities are currently idle.
