The raids have somewhat throttled Russian gasoline production, but probably not enough to have an immediate impact on the economy—and thus on the long-term war effort. “These are spot strikes,” energy expert Hennadii Rіabtsev
I read that they had lost almost 20% of their refining capacity already, which sounds very significant to me.
First, I think that the text is talking about those converted ultralight planes, not all long-range strikes. You had smaller drones; these were probably Ukrainian special forces operating behind enemy lines.
Second, I think I saw a similar quote, and IIRC, in the text I read, it wasn’t “20% of capacity”, but “strikes against refineries that comprise 20% of capacity”. The strikes didn’t necessarily shut a given refinery down fully.
“In terms of damage, the strikes have probably disrupted more than 10% of Russia’s refinery capacity, maybe more than 15%. Depending on the extent of the damage, repairs could take considerable time,” the official told reporters on condition of anonymity.
I read that they had lost almost 20% of their refining capacity already, which sounds very significant to me.
There may be two factors there.
First, I think that the text is talking about those converted ultralight planes, not all long-range strikes. You had smaller drones; these were probably Ukrainian special forces operating behind enemy lines.
Second, I think I saw a similar quote, and IIRC, in the text I read, it wasn’t “20% of capacity”, but “strikes against refineries that comprise 20% of capacity”. The strikes didn’t necessarily shut a given refinery down fully.
Good point. It’s a bit unlcear. This is from a month ago and I know it edged up since then:
Even if it’s true, there’s a huge capacity of oil refinery in Belarus which Ukraine doesn’t want to target for obvious reasons