{"id":738,"date":"2026-04-20T14:15:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/?p=738"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:15:21","slug":"western-governments-seek-restraint-on-ukrainian-oil-strikes-inside-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/canada\/western-governments-seek-restraint-on-ukrainian-oil-strikes-inside-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Governments Seek Restraint on Ukrainian Oil Strikes Inside Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"410\"><strong data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"170\">(TUAPSE, KRASNODAR KRAI) &#8211;<\/strong> A Ukrainian drone strike has hit an oil refinery at Russia\u2019s Black Sea port of Tuapse, triggering a fire and killing at least one person, as calls grow among some Western partners for Kyiv to limit attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"629\">Ukrainian authorities said their military targeted the refinery on Russia\u2019s southern coast as part of efforts to disrupt Moscow\u2019s war funding. The strike caused a fire at the seaport, a key export hub for Russian oil.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"925\">Ukraine\u2019s military drone forces commander said the refinery had been struck for a second time this week. The General Staff of Ukraine\u2019s armed forces confirmed an earlier attack on the same facility on 16 April, describing it as part of a campaign to reduce Russia\u2019s capacity to finance its war.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"1145\">Officials in Moscow said one man was killed and another injured in the latest strike, with the injured person taken to hospital. A fire broke out again at the port, damaging port facilities and civilian infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1473\">Authorities reported that 17 buildings were damaged and that school classes were cancelled in the area following the attack. The previous strike on 16 April caused a large fire that burned for several days. Two people were killed in that incident, including a 14 year old girl and a young woman, and seven others were injured.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1732\">Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russian oil export infrastructure, including major ports and refineries, in what officials describe as a direct attempt to limit revenue used by the Russian dictator <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Vladimir Putin<\/span><\/span> to sustain the war.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1734\" data-end=\"1959\">However, Ukrainian President <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/span><\/span> said some European partners have urged Kyiv to scale back such strikes. He noted that sanctions on Russian oil had not been fully restored to previous levels.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"2206\">The United States has extended a sanctions waiver until 16 May, allowing oil already loaded on to ships to be sold. Analysts say this has created a gap between political commitments to restrict Russian revenues and the practical flow of exports.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2208\" data-end=\"2384\">Ukraine\u2019s continued strikes on energy infrastructure appear to reflect both frustration with the pace of sanctions and a strategy to directly constrain Russian export capacity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2494\">The report is based on coverage by <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Al Jazeera English<\/span><\/span>, with updates from Kyiv and Moscow.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ukrainian drone attack on Russia&#039;s Black Sea port of Tuapse sparks fire, killing at least one\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hr2fGhcPEC8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(TUAPSE, KRASNODAR KRAI) &#8211; A Ukrainian drone strike has hit an oil refinery at Russia\u2019s Black Sea port of Tuapse, triggering a fire and killing at least one person, as calls grow among some Western partners for Kyiv to limit attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. Ukrainian authorities said their military targeted the refinery on Russia\u2019s southern coast as part of efforts to disrupt Moscow\u2019s war funding. The strike caused a fire at the seaport, a key export hub for Russian oil. Ukraine\u2019s military drone forces commander said the refinery had been struck for a second time this week. The General&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","iawp_total_views":204,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canada","entry","rows"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":761,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/europe\/ukrainian-drone-strike-halves-shipping-traffic-at-tuapse-oil-terminal\/","url_meta":{"origin":738,"position":0},"title":"Ukrainian Drone Strike Halves Shipping Traffic at Tuapse Oil Terminal","author":"Beatrix Montgomery","date":"April 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(TUAPSE, KRASNODAR KRAI, RUSSIA) - The oil refinery in Tuapse, Russia, continues to burn following a confirmed Ukrainian drone attack, with local authorities acknowledging the strike and Russian media reporting that the number of ships entering the port's marine terminal has halved within a single day. Local public pages cited\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Business&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Business","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/category\/business\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Fire at the refinery in Tuapse, Russia, caused a reduction in the number of ships in the port","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fire-at-the-refinery-in-Tuapse-Russia-caused-a-reduction-in-the-number-of-ships-in-the-port.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fire-at-the-refinery-in-Tuapse-Russia-caused-a-reduction-in-the-number-of-ships-in-the-port.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fire-at-the-refinery-in-Tuapse-Russia-caused-a-reduction-in-the-number-of-ships-in-the-port.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fire-at-the-refinery-in-Tuapse-Russia-caused-a-reduction-in-the-number-of-ships-in-the-port.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":735,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/one-dead-as-ukraine-hits-russian-oil-export-hub-in-krasnodar-krai\/","url_meta":{"origin":738,"position":1},"title":"One Dead as Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Export Hub in Krasnodar Krai","author":"Rupert Finch","date":"April 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(TUAPSE, KRASNODAR KRAI) - Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that military drone forces struck an oil refinery at Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse, killing at least one person and igniting a fire at one of Moscow's key export facilities. The Ukrainian military's drone forces commander stated that the strike on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Europe&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Europe","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/category\/europe\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/hr2fGhcPEC8\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1260,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/tuapse-oil-refinery-hit-for-fourth-time-in-sustained-strike-campaign\/","url_meta":{"origin":738,"position":2},"title":"Tuapse Oil Refinery Hit for Fourth Time in Sustained Strike Campaign","author":"Freja Nielsen","date":"May 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(TUAPSE, KRASNODAR KRAI, RUSSIA) \u2013 Ukrainian forces have struck an oil refinery in the Russian port city of Tuapse for the fourth time in recent weeks, setting the facility ablaze and triggering panic among local residents. Footage released on 1 May 2026 shows thick black smoke billowing from the Rosneft\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Europe&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Europe","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/category\/europe\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/e22fg4Q8mZo\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":506,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/europe\/ukrainian-drones-paralyse-fourth-major-russian-oil-export-terminal-at-tuapse\/","url_meta":{"origin":738,"position":3},"title":"Ukrainian Drones Paralyse Fourth Major Russian Oil Export Terminal at Tuapse","author":"Elise Dumont","date":"April 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(KYIV) -\u00a0Ukrainian drone forces have successfully struck and paralysed a fourth major Russian oil export terminal, setting the Tuapse facility on the Black Sea ablaze and further constricting the Kremlin's ability to fund its war machine through energy revenues. The overnight operation also neutralised sixteen military targets across the temporarily\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Business&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Business","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/category\/business\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/fDeipEoj_uo\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":690,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/ukraine-hits-two-samara-refineries-in-sustained-drone-offensive\/","url_meta":{"origin":738,"position":4},"title":"Ukraine Hits Two Samara Refineries in Sustained Drone Offensive","author":"Elise Dumont","date":"April 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(SAMARA OBLAST, RUSSIA) -\u00a0Ukraine conducted a large wave of drone attacks into Russian territory overnight, striking multiple energy targets and setting at least two oil refineries ablaze in the Samara Oblast. The strikes, which targeted facilities across five regions, are part of a sustained campaign aimed at degrading Russian military\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Europe&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Europe","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/category\/europe\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/8ICGT0-E6ew\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1152,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/europe\/putin-claims-threat-of-environmental-disaster-after-attack-on-tuapse-refinery\/","url_meta":{"origin":738,"position":5},"title":"Putin claims threat of environmental disaster after attack on Tuapse refinery","author":"Elise Dumont","date":"April 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(TUAPSE, KRASNODAR KRAI) \u2013 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has claimed a drone strike on energy infrastructure in Tuapse could trigger an environmental catastrophe. He made the assertion during a meeting on security issues related to the 2026 elections, according to Russian state media. \u201cDrone strikes are increasingly being carried out\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Europe&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Europe","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/category\/europe\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/XFfU5WZX4Pc\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/ph9U0T-bU","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":739,"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738\/revisions\/739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}