Ukraine disables 17% of Russia’s refining capacity — Reuters

This is reported in a Reuters article, which notes that drone attacks by Ukraine have caused fuel shortages in some regions of Russia.

The news agency wrote that Ukraine has intensified drone strikes on Russian refineries and export infrastructure, hitting a key sector of Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s economy.

According to Reuters’ calculations, Kyiv’s attacks on ten Russian refineries have knocked out at least 17% of the country’s refining capacity, or 1.1 million barrels per day.

Experts say Ukraine’s actions are intended to raise the stakes for potential negotiations on ending the war, challenging the notion that Kyiv has allegedly lost the conflict following the U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

• On the night of August 15, Ukrainian forces struck the Syzran oil refinery in Russia's Samara region and a command post in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region.