# Ukraine Strikes Two More Russian Oil Refineries as Energy War Continues

Kyiv presses its campaign against Moscow's fuel industry while Russia says it intercepted many drones and missiles overnight.

- Published: 2026-06-28T10:12:39.644Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/2026-06-28/ukraine-strikes-two-more-russian-oil-refineries-as-energy-wa
- Publisher: Polylog (Global desk)
- Section: geopolitics
- Sources: [Euronews](https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/28/ukraine-strikes-two-oil-refineries-in-russia-as-it-continues-to-target-moscows-energy-indu), [TASS](https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/27864959), [RIA Novosti](https://ria.ru/20260628/zaporozhe-2101544384.html)

Ukraine struck two oil refineries inside Russia overnight as it continued its campaign against Moscow's energy industry, [Euronews reported](https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/28/ukraine-strikes-two-oil-refineries-in-russia-as-it-continues-to-target-moscows-energy-indu). Ukraine's air force said its own defenses had shot down six Russian ballistic missiles, one anti-ship missile, and 125 drones during the same period, underscoring that both sides are sustaining large exchanges.

Russian accounts emphasize interceptions and civilian harm. State agency [TASS reported](https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/27864959) that air defenses destroyed more than 190 Ukrainian drones over a week in the Kherson region, while [RIA Novosti said](https://ria.ru/20260628/zaporozhe-2101544384.html) a person was killed in the Zaporizhzhia region in attacks it attributed to Ukrainian forces. Temporary flight restrictions imposed at the airport in Kaluga, southwest of Moscow, were lifted, according to Russian state media, a routine sign of drone activity near the capital.

The strategy behind Ukraine's strikes is economic. By degrading refining capacity, Kyiv aims to cut the fuel supply and export revenue that fund Russia's war, accepting that Moscow retaliates against Ukraine's own grid and infrastructure. Independent verification of damage on either side remains difficult, and the two governments' claims diverge.

## What this means

Attacks on Russian refineries tighten the country's domestic fuel supply and reduce the oil revenue that sustains its budget, while removing refining capacity from a market already sensitive to Middle East risk. The campaign links two separate conflicts to the same global energy market.

## What to watch

- Russian domestic fuel prices and any move toward rationing, which would show the strikes are reaching the real economy rather than just symbolic targets.
- The pace of Russian retaliation against Ukraine's power grid, since sustained damage there shapes both the humanitarian situation and Kyiv's capacity to keep fighting.