Russia losing $100M daily from Ukrainian strikes on oil infrastructure

Russia is losing around $100 million per day as a result of Ukrainian strikes on its oil infrastructure, according to the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces.

The USF published the statement on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"Operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces are continuously targeting Russia's oil infrastructure, causing significant losses in refining, exports, and logistics of petroleum products," the statement said.

According to Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi, a series of strikes on oil logistics facilities along the Primorsk–Ust-Luga–Sheskharis–Tuapse route has reduced total daily oil shipments by approximately 880,000 barrels. Based on current market prices for Urals crude, this amounts to roughly $100 million in daily losses.

The attacks have disrupted the stability of oil transshipment at key ports, complicated supply logistics, and forced the rerouting of flows, overloading alternative directions.

In particular, after damage to infrastructure at the Sheskharis terminal near Novorossiysk, Russian forces attempted to redirect flows to Tuapse. This was taken into account during operational planning: on April 16, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Tuapse oil refinery, triggering a large-scale fire that is still ongoing.

Operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces, in coordination with the Security Service of Ukraine, the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine, the Main Intelligence Directorate, and other components of the Defense Forces, continue systematic strikes on critical enemy infrastructure.

"Step by step, the enemy's oil logistics system is losing its ability to ensure uninterrupted exports. The results are already being felt on the battlefield: fewer resources for the enemy mean greater opportunities for our units," the statement added.

As reported earlier, emergency services in Tuapse, in Russia's Krasnodar region, are continuing to extinguish a fire at a port oil terminal that broke out following a drone attack on the night of April 15-16.

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