Russia is struggling with fuel supply disruptions, economic pressure, and growing challenges in the occupied territories
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The Ukrainian army is now directly targeting those places inside Russia where crude oil is refined to make petrol and diesel (Refineries).
Between January and May 2026, 38 attacks took place on Russian refineries. The direct result of this is that oil production in Russia has decreased a lot.
According to reports, in at least 25 regions of Russia, shortages of petrol, delays in supply, or problems related to fuel distribution have been recorded.
Until a few days ago, the number of such regions was reported to be 15, which shows that the scale of the problem is increasing.
In Russia, the refining of crude oil to make petrol and diesel has reached the lowest level in the last 16 years (4.58 million barrels per day).
The biggest blow has been to Russia’s central refinery hub, from where about one-third of the country’s petrol and one-fourth of its diesel used to come.
In addition, in the areas under Russian control — Crimea, Sevastopol, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia — reports have also emerged of various types of supply restrictions and bans.
