CHAPTER 4. CORROSIVE EFFECT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON THE OIL REFINING INDUSTRY OF UKRAINE 4.1. Soviet heritage that depended exclusively on Russian raw materials Ukraine's oil refining industry inherited from the former USSR was represented by six oil refineries and a trunk pipeline system built to pump oil from fields located in the former USSR. The total nominal capacity of primary refining in Ukrainian refineries was more than 51 million tons of oil per year, which exceeds the combined similar capacities in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia (Fig. 4.1). The refineries were able to produce 50 types of petroleum products.
Figure 4.1 Nominal capacity of Ukrainian refineries (million tons per year, % of total)
The provision of raw materials to Ukrainian refineries was carried out by a system of three main oil pipelines that pumped oil from the Russian Federation, Belarus, and domestic fields39 (Fig. 4.2, Table 4.1). The pipelines were operated by Ukrtransnafta. Secondary methods included supply by rail, sea, and road.
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IDENTIFYING AND ANALYZING CORROSIVE INVESTMENTS INTO UKRAINIAN ECONOMY AS AN ELEMENT OF THE HYBRID WARFARE
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