“It was calculated that the comprehensive strikes carried out by units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in April and May 1 caused losses in the port infrastructure and in the oil refinery in Tuapse in the amount of over USD 300 million” – stated in the statement.
On Monday, the Ministry of Defense in Kiev announced that Ukrainian drones carrying out Deep Strike tasks attacked 14 facilities in the Russian fuel sector in April, including refineries and oil terminals.
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The targets of the Ukrainian shelling were, among others, refineries in Ufa in Bashkortostan, in Tuapse in Krasnodar Krai (three attacks on April 16, 20 and 28 and May 1), as well as oil terminals, including in Primorsk and Ust-Luga in the Leningrad Oblast, on the Baltic Sea, and in Novorossiysk on the Black Sea.
Russia is losing millions
Ukrainian troops also hit Russian tankers in the Black Sea (including using surface drones) and ships of the Russian fleet: two large landing ships were damaged in the naval port in Sevastopol, as well as a frigate equipped with Kalibr cruise missile launchers.
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According to estimates presented last week by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia has lost at least $7 billion since the beginning of the year. profits directly as a result of Ukrainian strikes against oil sector facilities.
