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Drones Hit Russia’s Yanos Refinery as Ukraine Steps Up Strikes

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Key takeaways

  • Exposed: CRAK, XLE, ITA, USO, LMT
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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ENERGYDrones Hit Russia’s Yanos Refineryas Ukraine Steps Up StrikesGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about refining and defense.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • CRAK VanEck Oil Refiners ETF

    VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+12.1% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-3.0% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “drones” (defense) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund+13.9% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russia” (oil) in this story.

  • LMT Lockheed Martin+19.0% 30d

    Lockheed Martin (guided missiles and space vehicles and parts): defense contractors gain when military spending rises. Linked by “drones” (defense) in this story.

  • VLO Valero Energy+0.7% 30d

    Valero Energy (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • RTX Rtx+2.2% 10d

    Rtx (aircraft engines and engine parts): defense contractors gain when military spending rises. Linked by “drones” (defense) in this story.

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum+13.1% 9d

    Marathon Petroleum (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
CRAK+1.98%+0.61%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE+1.44%+2.16%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ITA-3.96%-0.11%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
USO+4.37%+7.30%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
LMT-3.13%+0.07%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
VLO+1.54%+0.86%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
RTX-4.05%-1.58%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MPC+1.26%+0.47%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Drones Hit Russia’s Yanos Refinery as Ukraine Steps Up Strikes Bloomberg.com

Source: Bloomberg

Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 3 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)three days earlier+0.61%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)five days earlier+1.98%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days earlier-0.11%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)five days earlier-3.96%final price
Lockheed Martin (LMT)three days earlier+0.07%final price
Lockheed Martin (LMT)five days earlier-3.13%final price
Marathon Petroleum (MPC)three days earlier+0.47%final price
Marathon Petroleum (MPC)five days earlier+1.26%final price
Rtx (RTX)three days earlier-1.58%final price
Rtx (RTX)five days earlier-4.05%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+7.30%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+4.37%final price
Valero Energy (VLO)three days earlier+0.86%final price
Valero Energy (VLO)five days earlier+1.54%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+2.16%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+1.44%final price

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Companies in energy around Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)

Companies carried with this story

  • CRAK Vaneck Etf Trust

    In “Drones Hit Russia’s Yanos Refinery as Ukraine Steps Up Strikes,” Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Drones Hit Russia’s Yanos Refinery as Ukraine Steps Up Strikes.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Drones Hit Russia’s Yanos Refinery as Ukraine Steps Up Strikes.” Reason on file: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “drones” (defense) in this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Drones Hit Russia’s Yanos Refinery as Ukraine Steps Up Strikes.” Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russia” (oil) in this story

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    For “Drones Hit Russia’s Yanos Refinery as Ukraine Steps Up Strikes,” Lockheed Martin (LMT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Lockheed Martin (guided missiles and space vehicles and parts): defense contractors gain when military spending rises. Linked by “drones” (defense) in this story

  • VLO Valero Energy

    For “Drones Hit Russia’s Yanos Refinery as Ukraine Steps Up Strikes,” Valero Energy (VLO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Valero Energy (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • RTX Rtx

    Rtx (RTX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Drones Hit Russia’s Yanos Refinery as Ukraine Steps Up Strikes.” Reason on file: Rtx (aircraft engines and engine parts): defense contractors gain when military spending rises. Linked by “drones” (defense) in this story

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum

    For “Drones Hit Russia’s Yanos Refinery as Ukraine Steps Up Strikes,” Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Marathon Petroleum (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) and the energy link

The 3 Nov 2026 story “Drones Hit Russia’s Yanos Refinery as Ukraine Steps Up Strikes” names Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) because of Energy.

The link for Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) is this: VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), is listed for a different reason: Energy Select Sector SPDR: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

The price range for Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK), and the dates in the story

ITA traded between 197.59 and 215.76 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 209.72. XLE traded between 62.06 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 70.00.

What the saved facts support for Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)

46 out of 100

“Drones Hit Russia’s Yanos Refinery as Ukraine Steps Up Strikes” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.