Lysychansk Oil Refinery

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Lysychansk Oil Refinery
Native name
Лисичанський нафтопереробний завод
Company typeBusiness, enterprise
Founded1976
Headquarters,
ParentRosneft[1][2]

PJSC Lysychansk Oil Investment Company[3] is the second largest oil refinery in Ukraine, capable of refining 16 million tons of oil per year.[1] It is located at Verkhnokamianka, Luhansk Oblast, about 10 km from the outskirts of Lysychansk city. Russian forces attacked the refinery in April 2022[4][5] and captured it in June, during the Battle of Lysychansk of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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  1. ^ a b "Russia Accidentally Blows Up Own Oil Refinery in Attack, Ukraine Claims". newsweek.com. March 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ukraine prepares multimillion dollar lawsuit against Russia's oil conglomerate Rosneft". uawire.org. December 9, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Glusco Energy S.A acquires Lysychansk Naftoproduct - The Swiss trader bought 100% shares of Rosneft Management Company Limited registered in Cyprus gaining indirect control over the petroleum base in Lysychansk of Ukraine". inventure.com.ua. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Russian invaders have fired on the Lysychansk oil refinery, remaining oil sludge is still burning". ukrinform.net. April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Luhansk Oblast Governor: Russian forces shell oil refinery in Lysychansk". kyivindependent.com. April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.