Ukrainian Drone Strikes Bring Hour-Long Fuel Lines to 50 Russian Regions
A relatively stable gasoline price means little when the pump is dry. Reported Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries contributed…
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Ukraine’s Attacks Could Keep Russian Refining 30% Below Prewar Levels
Gasoline is becoming easier to find in much of Russia, but that retail improvement masks a deeper industrial constraint. Sustained…
Ukraine’s 21 August Drone Strikes Coincided With Russia’s 20-Year Refining Low
Russia’s oil-refining recovery began during a lull in drone attacks in the second half of July, then reversed when Ukraine…
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Push Russian Diesel Exports to Decade Low as Crude Earnings Rise
Russia exported less diesel in September than in any other month across more than a decade of Vortexa records, yet…
Ukrainian Drone Campaign Cuts Russian Refining and Forces Record Fuel Imports
Russia assumed its oil refineries would remain outside the conflict. That assumption has now collided with reduced fuel production, shortages…
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Drove Russia’s July Seaborne Fuel Exports Down 54.7%
Russia’s seaborne exports of refined oil products fell to 3.93 million metric tons in July 2026, down 54.7% from July…
Ukraine Says Drones Hit Rosneft’s Novokuybyshevsk Refinery as Fuel Caps Spread
A Russian refinery rated to process about 8.8 million metric tons of crude annually was reportedly hit just as motorists…
Russian Refineries Restart, but Motorists Still Face Fuel Shortages
Several Russian oil refineries are operating again after repairs, but restarting equipment is not the same as restoring fuel at…
Nearly 500,000 Reports Show Uneven Russian Fuel Shortages Amid Ukraine’s Refinery Drone Strikes
Nearly 500,000 driver reports indicate that gasoline shortages, lines and purchase limits spread across parts of Russia amid Ukrainian drone…
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Reportedly Leave Russian Gasoline Output 30% Below Demand
About 80,000 tons per day of gasoline production against estimated demand of 115,000 tons: that late-August comparison leaves Russia’s reported…
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Cut Russian Refining About 25-30% as Repairs Lag
Russia can bring in more gasoline and diesel within weeks, but replacing damaged refinery production is a much slower industrial…
Russia’s Belarus Gasoline Purchases Rose 23-Fold After Drone-Related Refinery Outages
866,000 tons is the figure that best captures the pressure on Russia’s fuel-processing system. From January through August 2026, Russia…
Russia’s August Fuel Imports Were Triple Its Total for All of 2025
Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of refined fuel in August 2026, more than seven times its previous monthly high…
Russian Fuel Imports Hit Record as Ukrainian Drones Pressure Refineries
Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products in August 2026, according to an analysis by the Centre for…
Russia Imported 120,000 Tonnes of Indian-Refined Gasoline Made From Its Own Crude
Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of refined oil products in August 2026, more than seven times its previous monthly…
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Push Russian Refining to 20-Year Low
Russian refinery throughput fell to 3.8 million barrels per day in June 2026, about 30% below the level a year…
India Supplied 94% of Russia’s Imported Gasoline in August as Refinery Strikes Disrupted Output
Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of refined fuel in August 2026, more than seven times its previous monthly high….
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Push Russian Fuel Imports to Record 172,000 Tonnes
Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of refined fuel in August 2026, more than seven times its previous monthly high….
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