Key facts
- Ukrainian drones struck gas compressors and an oil refinery in Russia on June 20.
- Targets included the Hlibivka underground gas storage facility and the Tavriiska Thermal Power Plant in Crimea.
- An oil refinery in Tyumen, Siberia, was also attacked.
- Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces claimed responsibility for the strikes.
- The attacks are part of a strategy to isolate Crimea and disrupt Russia's war economy.
Ukrainian forces targeted Russia's energy sector on June 20, 2026, launching drone attacks on gas infrastructure in occupied Crimea and an oil refinery in Tyumen, Siberia. The Unmanned Systems Forces claimed responsibility for hitting four gas compressors in Crimea, a bridge connecting Crimea to occupied Kherson Oblast, and 13 other military facilities. The Hlibivka underground gas storage facility in western Crimea was struck on June 19, and smoke was observed from the Tavriiska Thermal Power Plant in Simferopol. These strikes are part of Ukraine's strategy to disrupt Russia's war machine and isolate Crimea by targeting its supply chains. Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov stated the goal is to turn the peninsula into an 'island.' In Siberia, the Tyumen oil refinery, which processes millions of tons of crude oil annually, was also attacked, with local residents reporting explosions. This escalation follows a significant drone attack on Moscow's major oil refinery just two days prior. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the strikes as a justified response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and communities. Russia's oil output has reportedly decreased to a one-year low amid Ukraine's intensified campaign against its oil infrastructure.