“Lukoil” can resume the operation of oil refineries within two to three weeks after attacks by Ukrainian drones, said the company’s founder Vagif Alekperov.
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“We are taking all possible measures to keep the plants running. It is not always possible to do this in the shortest time, but two to three weeks is enough for us to recover,” V. Alekperov said in the “Vesti” program.
What Putin demands
The statement by the head of “Lukoil” came after Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing the state to take over companies and facilities affected by drone strikes. According to the document, “critical infrastructure facilities” can be transferred to “temporary management” by the agency “Rosimushchestvo” if measures to ensure their security are not taken or are not taken in time, security requirements are violated, or if measures to prevent drone attacks are ineffective.
The basis for taking over the property can also be the “non-restoration or untimely restoration” of the facilities.
Compiled a list of companies
Later, Russia’s first deputy prime minister Denis Manturov noted that the authorities have already identified a list of companies against which claims will be made under Putin’s decree.
“I will not name them, but issues regarding them will be considered first,” emphasized D. Manturov, adding that specific actions against violators will be discussed in a closed regime. The list of companies itself is secret, but it is known to contain 167 entries.
The Ukrainian armed forces continue to regularly strike Russian oil refineries. On August 26, drones attacked the largest “Lukoil” plant “Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez” in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region. According to Reuters sources, the company stopped operations after the attack.
Earlier in August, oil refining was halted at least at six plants: Novocherkassk, “Lukoil”-controlled “Permnefteorgsintez,” “Orsknefteorgsintez” owned by “Forteinvest,” “Zapsibneftechim” controlled by “Sibur,” “Rosneft” Saratov, and “Lukoil” Volgograd plant.
Since the beginning of 2026, Ukrainian drones have attacked Russian oil refineries more than 70 times, putting several dozen of them out of operation. As a result, oil refining in the country fell to its lowest level since 2002, causing a fuel crisis.
At the beginning of September, V. Putin said that 10% of the capacities of drone-damaged plants remained to be repaired.
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