A major Moscow oil refinery will remain out of operation for at least six months – potentially until early 2027 – after repeated drone strikes, according to two industry sources.
Located just 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the Kremlin, the refinery, owned by Gazprom Neft, supplies up to 40% of Moscow’s fuel market and around 70% of gasoline consumed in the capital region.
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Reuters reported the refinery could be down until early next year, citing the two industry insiders.
In mid-June, two consecutive strikes reportedly damaged both of its main processing units, including the Euro+ installation worth 98 billion rubles, which took four years to build and was inaugurated by Vladimir Putin in 2020.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the strikes a “fair response” to Russia’s missile attack on Kyiv shortly before, adding: “If Ukraine is burning, Moscow will also burn.”
One Reuters source said repairs would take “no less than six months.”
The refinery’s processing capacity exceeds 12 million tons of oil per year. In 2024, it processed 11.6 million tons, producing 2.9 million tons of gasoline and 3.2 million tons of diesel, according to available data.
The outage comes amid a deepening strain on Russia’s fuel system, with disruptions at major refineries following Ukrainian drone strikes.
The Kremlin has already introduced temporary fuel export restrictions in recent months, while officials continue weighing broader limits on diesel exports and potential fuel imports to stabilize domestic shortages driven by refinery damage and logistical bottlenecks.
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