UNITED24 Media reports that Ukraine struck Russian oil refineries nine times between October 30 and November 11, 2026, also hitting the Samara pipeline hub and the port of Ust-Luga, leaving Russia short of refining capacity and importing fuel at nearly double the usual cost. The outlet says the strikes aim to deprive the Kremlin of war-funding revenue—more than half of October's oil tax income went back to the industry as subsidies—and judge that they have all but erased Russia's gains from oil prices above $100 a barrel.