Ukraine has once again hit Russian oil facilities with a series of drone strikes, with Kyiv stating the actions were aimed at disrupting Russia’s energy sector.
The new Ukrainian drone attacks hit oil industry facilities in Russia and the occupied Crimea, resulting in fires in several places as the European Union prepares another package of sanctions against Moscow, according to Hungarian outlet Mandiner.
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the Grusovaya oil transfer base in the Krasnodar border area of southern Russia was targeted near Novorossiysk during the night. The facility is one of the most important oil and petroleum product distribution centers in the area.
⬆️‼️🇷🇺🔥💨ieri 9:40: stazione di pompaggio del petrolio di #Grushovaya (OPS) del complesso di trasbordo petrolifero di #Sheskharis vicino al porto di #Novorossiysk (#Krasnodar Oblast,#Russia) continua a bruciare dopo attacco di droni #Ukraine 🇺🇦.#UkraineRussiaWar#UkraineWarNews pic.twitter.com/hg44Qf4f6l
— Fabrizio Mura (@fabry_il_bomber) June 9, 2026Russian authorities confirmed that a Ukrainian drone caused a fire at the facility. About 130 firefighters and rescuers worked to control the flames, but no injuries were reported.
Ukraine also targeted the Krasny Yar oil production and dispatch station in the Volgograd region. According to the Ukrainian information, a fire broke out there as well, although the Russian side did not provide information about the exact function of the facility.
Is Russia on the ropes?
In recent months, Ukraine has increasingly carried out long-range drone attacks on Russian territory. According to Kyiv, their primary targets are military and energy facilities that serve the Russian war effort.
The wave of drone strikes comes at a time when the war is increasingly coming to Russian territory and the Russians appear to be unable to react. Analysts say that up until now, most of Russian society did not feel the direct consequences of the war, and in many areas, the economy was even booming. Now, Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing attacks on Moscow and on key energy infrastructure on a weekly basis. Meanwhile, his so-called “red lines” are nowhere to be seen.
The constant strikes against Russian energy facilities have not only led to drastic cuts in Russian oil and gas exports but they have also fostered the image of a Russia unable to defend itself.
Russia may now be faced with a situation where it needs to truly mobilize all of its society and economic stakeholders in order to achieve military objectives, which could significantly dampen the public’s appetite for more war. Russia may even launch another round of forced mobilization into the Russian army.
Fuel supply is also a problem in Crimea
The Ukrainian military also attacked the Semikolodezkaya oil base in Crimea, an important storage site for the Russian military’s fuel reserves. According to the Ukrainian side, one of the oil warehouses near Feodosia was also hit.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov admitted that there were problems with fuel supply on the peninsula.
“There are indeed certain difficulties at the moment, but the necessary measures are under way,” he stated.
However, as Ukraine attacks Russian infrastructure, the Russian military continues its strikes against Ukrainian cities. The attack on the city of Chuhuyiv in the Kharkiv region killed three people and wounded ten others. Residential buildings and vehicles were also damaged, according to local authorities.
More EU sanctions are being prepared
Meanwhile, Kaja Kallas, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, announced that the new sanctions package under preparation could affect around 80 new persons and organizations.
The planned measures include sanctions against actors in the Russian military industry, “propagandists,” and individuals responsible for human rights violations.
According to Kallas, Western sanctions so far have cost the Russian economy approximately $1.2–1.5 trillion.
