Russia's fuel crisis: Is Putin under pressure?
Key takeaways
- Ukraine's extended campaign against Russian energy infrastructure is disrupting fuel supplies and military logistics.
- Russian supply routes in the occupied territories, as well as key oil refineries inside Russia itself, have come under attack.
- In June alone, refineries in Moscow, Nizhnekamsk, Tyumen and Volgograd were struck.
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Ukraine's extended campaign against Russian energy infrastructure is disrupting fuel supplies and military logistics. With shortages mounting in occupied Crimea, is the pressure pushing Putin toward negotiations?
https://p.dw.com/p/5GN7TLong lines at a gas station in Russia's Kaliningrad Image: Alexander Melekhov/TASS/picture alliance Advertisement For several months, Ukrainian forces have been targeting energy infrastructure in Russian regions and on the illegally annexed Crimean Peninsula. Russian supply routes in the occupied territories, as well as key oil refineries inside Russia itself, have come under attack.
In June alone, refineries in Moscow, Nizhnekamsk, Tyumen and Volgograd were struck. In May, a total of 16 refineries were attacked. As a result, gasoline production has fallen by 25%, Reuters reported, citing its own sources. Russia is currently producing only 85,000 metric tons of gasoline per day, while summer demand stands at 110,000 metric tons per day.