Ilysky oil refinery
The Ilysky oil refinery is a crude oil processing plant located in the settlement of Ilysky in Krasnodar Krai, southern Russia. It is part of the Kuban Oil Products group and is one of the smaller refineries in southern Russia. Since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the facility has been struck multiple times by Ukrainian forces due to its role in supplying fuel to the Russian military.
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Ukraine says strikes have put over 51% of Russian oil refining capacity out of operation
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence announced on 4 October that long-range strikes by Ukrainian forces have disabled more than 51% of Russia's oil refining capacity. Defence Minister Yevheniy Khmara described the figure as a major blow to Russia's economy and its ability to sustain military operations, and said Ukraine tripled production and procurement of long-range strike drones in 2026 and plans further expansion.
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Ukrainian strikes hit Azov optical-mechanical plant, Ilysky refinery, and Russian air-defense assets overnight
On the night of 25–26 September 2026, Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant in Rostov Oblast — a facility linked by open-source analysts to several Russian missile programs — along with the Ilysky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, a Pantsir-S2 air-defense system, an ammunition depot in Sievierodonetsk, and a P-18 Terek radar in Donetsk Oblast. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said the Azov strike was carried out by its Alpha Special Operations Center together with the Ukrainian Navy, using Neptune cruise missiles and Ruta, Palyanytsya, and Bars jet drone-missiles. President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly confirmed the strikes.