Ukraine has attacked roughly 160 refineries, pumping stations and different amenities of the Russian oil trade for the reason that starting of the yr, Ukrainian safety service chief Vasyl Malyuk stated on Friday.
In September and October, 20 amenities have been attacked, the top of the SBU intelligence service stated in Kiev. “These embrace six oil refineries, two oil terminals, three oil depots and 9 oil pumping stations,” Malyuk was quoted as saying by the information company Interfax-Ukraine.
In response to Malyuk’s estimates, the Russian market is in need of about one-fifth of the oil merchandise it wants. He stated that the oil-processing capacities have been lowered by 37%.
Calculations by specialists within the oil trade additionally arrive at roughly the identical figures.
Malyuk stated that Ukraine targets the Russian oil financial system as a result of it funds the lion’s share of the Russian defence price range.
In the meantime, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky referred to as for sanctions on an additional 340 tankers of the so-called shadow fleet. The ships are used to export Russian oil whereas circumventing current restrictions. Zelensky estimated that Russia might have a complete of over 1,500 such ships underneath varied flags.
