Ukraine is hitting oil facilities deep inside Russia. Soaring fuel prices could blunt the impact

NewsWorldEuropeUkraine is hitting oil facilities deep inside Russia. Soaring fuel prices could blunt the impactUkrainian drones are flying deep into Russia to strike oil facilitiesKatie Marie Davies Saturday 02 May 2026 09:09 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2969336To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-drone-strikes-tuapse-refinery-russia-black-sea-b2969352.html","title":"Ukraine is hitting Russian oil sites but rising fuel prices may blunt the impact"}}CloseRussian drone attacks gas station in Ukraine’s KramatorskOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Ukrainian drones are flying deep into Russia to strike oil facilities, sending up plumes of...