# Ukraine’s Deep Strikes on Russian Refineries Put Energy Infrastructure Back in the Line of Fire

*Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 8:08 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-08-06T08:08:07.131Z (2h ago)
**Category**: conflict | **Region**: Eastern Europe
**Importance**: 9/10
**Sources**: OSINT
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/articles/13328.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/summaries

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**Deck**: President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian forces have hit two major Russian oil refineries more than 1,300 km from the front line, including one of the country’s top‑five plants, and damaged patrol boats and ‘shadow fleet’ tankers in the Black Sea. Long-range drones and missiles are turning refineries, ports, and shipping into contested terrain, with direct implications for Russian revenues and global energy risk.

Ukraine has pushed its war with Russia deeper into the heart of the country’s energy system, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying Ukrainian forces struck two major refineries far from the front and hit Russian naval and ‘shadow fleet’ vessels in the Black Sea. The attacks signal that critical economic infrastructure and covert oil logistics remain squarely within Kyiv’s reach as it leans on long‑range drones and missiles to pressure the Kremlin’s war financing. Speaking on 6 August, Zelensky said Ukrainian forces hit the Bashneft‑Novoil refinery in Bashkortostan and the Slavneft‑YANOS refinery in the Yaroslavl region, describing the strikes as part of Ukraine’s “long‑range sanctions” to cut into Russia’s oil income.…

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