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Moscow Oil Refinery

Gazprom Neft refinery at Kapotnya in southeastern Moscow, processing about 11 million tons of crude a year and supplying about 40 percent of the capital's fuel, per Kyiv Post. Hit during the September 20, 2026 drone attack on Moscow; fire verified by the geolocation outlet Astra.

Record verified against agent research 2026-09-21 (Kyiv Post, Reuters via US News, CNN). Tracked since 2026-09.

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  1. Producer diesel export ban extended to October 31

    The Russian government extended its ban on diesel exports by fuel producers to October 31, citing domestic market stability and harvest demand. Bans on non-producer diesel and gasoline run through January and on jet fuel through November.

    The Moscow Times

  2. Crude exports hit a seven-week high as the diesel ban nears its lapse date

    Bloomberg vessel tracking put Russian crude shipments at 3.71 million b/d in the four weeks to September 27, the most since early August, while diesel exports of about 1 million b/d before the summer attacks stay barred. The producer ban lapses on September 30 and Bloomberg still described its extension to end-October as expected, with no decree reported.

    Bloomberg via The Moscow Times

  3. Diesel export ban extension still in approval as the SBU claims strikes on four Krasnodar fuel depots

    TASS reported that a document extending Russia's producer diesel export ban to the end of October was going through the approval procedure, with the current ban lapsing September 30. The SBU said its drones hit four fuel depots in Krasnodar Krai overnight, and Astra separately identified a fire at the Edelweiss-95 depot, per Kyiv Post.

    TASSKyiv Post

  4. Ilsky refinery struck in Krasnodar Krai; three dead

    Ukraine's General Staff confirmed a drone strike that set the Ilsky refinery on fire and Bloomberg reported three dead; drone maker Fire Point claimed three primary units and a tank farm were damaged and the plant halted. It is at least the fifth Russian refinery Beacon has logged as struck since September 20.

    Kyiv IndependentBloomberg

  5. Perm halt makes four Russian fuel plants down in a week; diesel export ban extension prepared

    Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez, Russia's seventh-largest refinery, halted operations after an overnight drone attack started a fire, per Reuters industry sources relayed by Meduza, the fourth Russian fuel plant shut in a week. Russia is preparing to extend its diesel export ban beyond September 30 through October to rebuild inventories before winter.

    Reuters via MeduzaReuters via The New Voice of Ukraine

  6. Ukraine names three units hit at Kapotnya; Russia moves to extend the diesel export ban

    Ukraine's General Staff said the AVT-6 primary crude distillation unit, the integrated crude processing unit and the isomerization unit were struck, with large fires recorded; Bloomberg puts the plant at about 245,000 barrels a day and Gazprom Neft did not respond to a request for comment. Bloomberg separately reported Russia is set to extend its ban on most diesel exports beyond the end of September, after Vedomosti reported an extension to the end of October.

    Bloomberg via RigzoneUkrainian NewsBloombergHydrocarbon Processing

  7. Largest drone attack on Moscow ignites fire at the Kapotnya refinery

    A major Ukrainian drone wave ignited a fire at Gazprom Neft's Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya; Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed a drone impact damaged a facility on the refinery grounds and designated the barrage the most massive against the capital to date. Moscow region authorities reported at least two dead, and Reuters reported drones hit the refinery in the capital.

    Kyiv PostReuters via US NewsCNN

  8. Zelensky approves 'new long-range operations' against Russian strategic targets

    President Zelensky approved what he called new long-range operations as Ukraine's deep-strike campaign against Russian oil facilities, logistics hubs and weapons production grows. The authorization followed September 17 drone strikes that damaged the Slavneft-YANOS refinery in Yaroslavl.

    Kyiv IndependentKyiv Post

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