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Russia in denial about its own fuel crisis

Russia’s Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov dismissed Ukrainian drone attacks as a cause of his country’s fuel crisis, attributing higher prices instead to routine refinery maintenance and seasonal demand.

27 October 2025, 10:22 PM

Three Russian regions start rationing gasoline

Caused by the Ukrainian drone strike campaign targeting oil infrastructure, the fuel crisis has forced three Russian regions—Irkutsk Oblast, Buryatia, and Zabaykalsky Krai—to start rationing gasoline, independent Russian newspaper The Moscow Times reported on Oct .22.

22 October 2025, 09:52 PM

Trump taunts Putin over gasoline shortage

The Russian fuel crisis induced by Ukrainian drone strikes suggests that Russia’s economy could “collapse” if Russian dictator Vladimir Putin does not end the war soon, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 14.

15 October 2025, 02:14 AM

Moscow and Yaroslavl refineries seen as key markers of looming crisis for Russia — economist

Vyacheslav Shyriaiev, a Russian opposition economic analyst whom the Kremlin designated as a so-called “foreign agent” this year, told NV which Russian refineries Ukrainian drones need to hit next to cause a true economic collapse in Russia.

2 October 2025, 01:35 PM

Drone strike stops gas processing plant in Russia’s Astrakhan

A natural gas processing plant owned by Russia’s state monopoly Gazprom in Astrakhan Oblast suspended operations after a presumed Ukrainian drone strike on Sept. 22, Reuters reported on Sept. 23, citing three industry sources.

23 September 2025, 11:46 PM

Russia loses another 4.7% oil output overnight, two-week drop now 21%

Russia has lost another 4.7% of its fuel-production capacity after Ukrainian drone strikes, Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces Commander, reported on Telegram on Aug. 28.

28 August 2025, 10:44 AM

Russia forced to extend fuel exports ban

The Kremlin has extended restrictions on gasoline exports for two additional months as Russia struggles with a fuel crisis, independent newspaper The Moscow Times reported on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 11:38 PM

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