US EditionUkrainian drone attacks on oil refineries have some Russian regions running on empty
Ukraine's drone strikes have shut down facilities representing 17% of Russia's refining capacity, causing fuel shortages and rationing amid peak summer demand and economic sanctions.
- On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, strikes produced a daily loss of about 1.1 million barrels, causing gasoline shortages in parts of Russia during peak seasonal demand from tourists and farmers.
- Between Aug. 2 and Aug. 24, Ukraine's Armed Forces attacked oil infrastructure at least 12 times along the Ryazan‑Volgograd arc, targeting refineries and depots to weaken military supplies and cut export revenues.
- Production and market data show gasoline output fell 8.6% in early August, wholesale A‑95 prices surged about 50% last week, and the Syzran refinery has an 8.5 million ton capacity, General Staff wrote.
- To contain shortages, Moscow has limited fuel sales in Crimea and Siberia, extended a gasoline export ban into late August, and some regions halted public sales or used coupons, while the Kurilsky district stopped sales entirely on Monday.
- Despite strain, analysts note that Russia's domestic production exceeds demand by up to 20% and the gasoline crisis is expected to ease by late September as demand falls and summer maintenance ends.
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Russia is facing a fuel crisis that is paralyzing the country. While Ukrainian drones relentlessly target refineries and pipelines, motorists are stuck in endless lines for hours, gas stations are drying up, and gasoline prices are skyrocketing.
Some Russian regions running on empty after drone attacks
Gas stations have run dry in some regions of Russia after Ukrainian drones struck refineries and other oil infrastructure in recent weeks, with motorists waiting in long lines and officials resorting to rationing or cutting off sales altogether.
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Motorists in parts of Russia are now clearly feeling the effects of Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries. On the St. Petersburg Commodity Exchange, gasoline prices have risen by 50 percent.
One of the most important supply lines for fuel in Moscow is apparently interrupted. There was an explosion at the Ryasan pipeline.
The company using the cable is also connected to the Russian military.
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