Zelenskyy claims Russia reducing active oil wells, refining capacity after Ukrainian ‘long-range sanctions’
Zelenskyy said internal Russian documents show banking strain, a nearly $80 billion budget deficit and shutdowns at about 400 wells.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence obtained internal Russian documents detailing significant economic strain that Moscow is allegedly concealing from both domestic and international audiences.
- Russian oil refining volumes dropped by at least 10% this year, while one company suspended operations at around 400 wells due to the complexity of restarting infrastructure in Russia.
- Financial instability is deepening across Russia's banking sector, with 11 institutions preparing for complete liquidation and eight others facing what Zelenskyy described as "critical problems" requiring external support.
- Russia's federal budget deficit has reached nearly $80 billion, compounded by bankruptcy affecting a significant number of regional budgets across the Russian Federation.
- Zelenskyy instructed FISU Director Luhovskyi to share findings with international partners while monitoring Russian attempts to enlist global companies for Arctic oil projects and grain exports from occupied Crimea.
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In the first few months of this year alone, there has been a 10 per cent decline in refining.
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