Ukraine’s Long-Range Strikes Cost Russia $7 Billion in Oil Revenues Since January

Looking ahead, the president confirmed that Kyiv intends to expand these operations. “We will scale up the direction of our long-range systems,” Zelenskyy said, noting that specific decisions to facilitate this expansion are currently being prepared.

Zelenskyy’s remarks align with a recent report confirming that Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil infrastructure reached a four-month peak in April. At least 21 attacks targeted Russian refineries, export terminals, and deep-inland pipeline networks, pushing processing volumes to a multi-year low. It was estimated that these operations reduced Russia’s average refinery output to 4.69 million barrels per day—the lowest production level recorded since December 2009.