Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries, their terminals and oil depots have significantly limited the oil industry in the Russian Federation, and this significantly limits the war. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in his appeal September 14.

"The most effective sanctions - the sanctions that act the fastest - are fires at Russian oil refineries, at their terminals, and oil depots. They have significantly limited the Russian oil industry, and this significantly limits the war. The Russian war is actually a function of oil, a function of gas, and all other Russian energy resources," the head of state noted.

He thanked the special forces of the Security Service of Ukraine, who the other day, according to him,"worked very efficiently in Primorsk."

He emphasized that Ukrainian special forces "also keep in their sights the port of Ust-Luga and all other Russian points of entry to the world market."

"Now, drones of the Security Service of Ukraine are capable of operating at a distance of more than a thousand kilometers. The Special Operations Forces, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Foreign Intelligence Service, and the State Security Service are also working. Thank you all for your accuracy. When there is a result, we celebrate the result," Zelenskyy said.

Also, referring to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, he reported that"there are good results in the border region of Sumy region."

"Our units continue to advance towards the state border of Ukraine. I thank the soldiers of the 225th separate assault regiment and the 71st chasseurs brigade. The Russians also suffered significant losses in the Kharkiv region - in Kupyansk and in the Donetsk region," the president said.

As for the Dobropil direction, according to him, Russian assaults there are being repelled by soldiers of the 1st, 225th, and 425th separate assault regiments, and the 79th and 82nd airborne assault brigades.

Latest attacks on Russian oil companies

As UNIAN previously reported, on September 14 it became known about strike by drones on the Kirishsky Refinery. according to the commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert"Magyar" Brovdi, it is among the top five Russian enterprises in terms of production of high-octane gasoline and other fuels. About 20 million tons of oil are processed there annually. The Kirish refinery is located more than 800 km from the state border of Ukraine.

September 12 Ukrainian drones hit Russian Ufa, an oil refinery caught fire there. According to preliminary data, the explosions caused significant damage, in particular, to the vacuum column for primary oil processing.

Also on this day SBU drones hit key The export hub of the Russian Federation is the port of Primorsk. This is a key hub for loading the"shadow fleet", with which the Russian Federation circumvents international sanctions and sells oil on foreign markets. As a result of a successful attack on one of the ships in the port and at the pumping station, fires broke out, and oil shipments were suspended. Estimated daily losses to the Russian budget from the suspension of exports could amount to up to $41 million.