Ukraine Armed Forces releases dramatic footage of damaging infrastructure attacks on Russian oil targets

Fascinating video from the sky has been released by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, showing the devastating attacks it waged Saturday against Russian oil refineries — critical infrastructure helping finance strongman Vladimir Putin’s war.

The video, shared by the Kyiv Post, shows missiles being fired at targets by F-16s. It also features footage of incoming threats being obliterated.

The attacks also disabled Moscow’s air defense systems and eradicated mobile fire groups on the ground.

Both the Russian Saratov and Novokuybyshevsk oil refineries were bombarded in the early morning hours Saturday.

Up to seven explosions were reported at the Saratov refinery, which processes over 7 million tons of oil annually.

The Urals oil production station was also destroyed in the airstrikes, the Kyiv Post reported.

At last five massive explosions rocked the Novokuybyshevsk refinery, where several intense fires had also broken out.

Novokuybyshevsk refines more than 8.8 million tons of oil every year. It is one of the Kremlin’s leading producers of jet fuel used for its Su-27 and Tu-22M3 bombers.

Kyiv has continued to target Putin’s oil refineries during the war, in an effort to destabilize the Russian economy.

The Samara Linear Production and Dispatching Station also suffered damage during the overnight assault.

“All the affected facilities provide the Russian Armed Forces with fuel and lubricants,” the general staff of Ukraine said in a statement, stressing the targeted attacks will chip away at Russia’s military-economic potential in the oil refining sector.

Ukrainian drones targeted the Novokuybyshevsk refinery in March, as well as in March 2024.