Russia fuel crisis

Russia set to extend diesel export ban after Ukrainian drone strikes hit refineries

Russia plans to extend its diesel export ban through the end of September as domestic fuel shortages persist and several refineries remain offline following repeated Ukrainian drone attacks, Reuters reported, citing three industry sources.

25 August, 05:44 PM

Russia's fuel shortage set to worsen as Belarus cuts supplies

Russia is expecting a new wave of fuel shortages in September because of scheduled maintenance at major Russian oil refineries and at Belarus's Novopolotsk refinery, Russian business outlet Kommersant reported on Aug. 17.

19 August, 03:39 PM

Second wave of fuel shortages sweeps across Russia

Since early August, a second wave of fuel shortages has spread across nearly all of Russia's territory, Reuters reported on Aug. 17, citing announcements from Russian authorities and local media.

17 August, 05:41 PM

Russian regions reintroduce rationing after renewed Ukrainian refinery strikes

Several Russian regions are again facing fuel shortages after Ukraine resumed near-daily attacks on oil refineries across the country, Bloomberg reported on Aug, 14.

15 August, 11:35 AM

Ukraine warns Russia will reap consequences of renewed winter energy strikes

Ukraine’s Armed Forces answered a Russian threat to freeze the country this winter by pointing to fires at Russian oil refineries.

14 August, 04:24 PM

Fights break out at gas station queues in Moscow as Russia’s fuel crisis deepens

Fights broke out between drivers waiting in hours-long queues at gas stations in Moscow as Russian authorities face a deepening domestic fuel crisis, independent monitoring channels reported on August 14.

14 August, 09:28 AM

Russia’s oil refining could hit new multi-year low in August as recovery slips further away

Russia’s oil refining industry continues to absorb damage from Ukrainian drone strikes and could hit another multi-year low in August, with no return to previously normal output levels expected even by 2026, according to Russian reporting and market estimates cited by the Russian newspaper Kommersant on Aug. 13.

13 August, 06:34 PM

Russians blame their own authorities more than Ukraine for gasoline shortages

As Russia’s fuel crisis deepens, Russians are more often blaming their own government, oil companies and resellers than Ukraine, Andrii Sukharyna, a lead analyst on Russia at the NGO Join Ukraine, writes in a column for NV Business on Aug. 12.

12 August, 05:39 PM

Russia rolls back jet fuel quality standards after drone strikes cripple refineries

Russia is lowering aviation jet fuel quality standards to boost production after Ukrainian drone strikes crippled key oil refineries, The Moscow Times reported on August 7.

7 August, 01:36 PM

Russia imports nearly 30,000 metric tons of fuel from South Korea

Traders shipped nearly 30,000 metric tons of petroleum products from South Korea to Russia in late July as Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure drive demand for fuel imports, Reuters reported on Aug. 7.

7 August, 10:16 AM

Ukrainian drone strikes deepen Russian fuel shortage as 322 gas stations close

A total of 322 gas stations in Russia have closed or gone offline for repairs since the start of 2026, up 70% from the same period last year, Enkorr reported, citing Russian media.

5 August, 06:33 PM

Fuel shortages expose cracks in Putin’s bargain with the Russian public

As Ukrainian attacks reach a growing number of Russian regions, Russians are increasingly questioning whether the Kremlin can continue meeting their basic needs, the French newspaper Le Monde reported on July 19.

19 July, 09:35 PM

$5 per liter of fuel, 10 days without power—Crimean realities explained by Zelenskyy's rep

Denys Chystikov, deputy permanent representative of the president of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, spoke on Radio NV on July 13 about the fuel and energy crisis gripping the peninsula and the growing anger among Crimean residents.

14 July, 07:25 PM

Drones spark fire near storage tanks at Russia's Afipsky oil plant - video

Fire broke out in the area of the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai following an overnight drone attack, Russian independent outlet Astra reported on July 14.

14 July, 08:24 AM

Fuel deficit in Crimea and part of Kherson Oblast hitting Russian air defenses – Atesh

A serious fuel shortage has emerged in Russian military units in occupied Crimea and parts of Kherson Oblast, affecting the operation of Russian air defense systems, the partisan movement Atesh reported on Telegram on July 13.

13 July, 11:06 AM

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has support among Putin’s circle for peace

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine has support among people in Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s circle when it comes to ending the war.

11 July, 11:17 AM

Ukrainian refinery strikes affect 50 million Russians, FT says

The fuel crisis in Russia caused by Ukrainian strikes on oil infrastructure has brought the war into more homes than ever before, directly affecting about 50 million Russians, or 35% of the population, according to a Financial Times analysis.

10 July, 02:05 PM

Kazakhstan limits border crossings to curb mass fuel smuggling to Russia

Kazakhstan has restricted vehicle entry and exit across its state border to once per day to prevent fuel smuggling, Kazakhstan's Deputy Energy Minister Kaiyrkhan Tutkyshbayev announced, independent media outlet Azattyq Asia reported on July 8.

9 July, 12:30 PM

Analysts outline three scenarios as drone strikes crush Russian oil output

Ukrainian drone strikes became another act in a months-long campaign of attacks on gasoline and diesel producers in Russia, which has brought the gas station country to a genuine crisis in recent weeks.

9 July, 08:15 AM

Ukraine may intensify strikes as Russian propagandists slam government over air defense failures

Successful strikes by Ukraine's Defense Forces on targets deep inside Russia have fueled criticism from Russian propagandists and military bloggers, who accuse the government of failing to build an effective air defense system, according to a July 7 analysis by the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

8 July, 01:00 PM

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