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A renewed fuel shortage grips Russia, with only about 28% of petrol stations selling fuel as drone strikes reduce refinery output. Moscow has introduced rationing schemes and price controls, while imports from Belarus and other partners rise, though much fuel remains stuck and shortages are expected to persist into September.
Russia is experiencing a renewed fuel shortage with long lines at gas stations and regional purchase limits after strikes on oil facilities. Sochi urged people to limit car use to ease supply, while Orenburg and Lipetsk counties reintroduced odd-even fueling and caps (Orenburg: 30 L gasoline, 60 L diesel). Regions from Krasnodar Krai to Primorsky Krai report shortages and price volatility, with some price drops linked to logistics improvements during Putin’s visits. Deputy Prime Minister Novak convened a meeting to keep fuel delivery uninterrupted, but there has been no official acknowledgement of a nationwide crisis.
Ukraine's drone strikes on Russian refineries have sparked a fuel crisis that’s fueling inflation, slowing industry, and pushing Russia toward GDP stagnation. June inflation reached about 10.6%, with analysts warning the hit could be a temporary spike if refinery capacity recovers; forecasts push end-2026 inflation to around 6.2% and keep the policy rate near 14%+. Monetary policy can't directly fix a fuel shortage, so the government must normalize the fuel market. Debt with floating rates burdens non-military firms, while refinery and oil output declines weigh on industrial production. The scale of damage depends on how long strikes last; a prolonged shortage could even push Russia toward rationing and mobilization economics, with broad civilian impact.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's weekly approval rating fell by 5 percentage points—the sharpest drop since late 2022—amid Russia's growing fuel shortages and waning consumer confidence, with state-linked polls (FOM) and VTsiom showing declines; trust in Putin and the government also declined, signaling rising public concern over the war and economic strains.
Ukrainian drone strikes have hammered Russia’s oil industry, pushing refinery runs to multi-decade lows, triggering a domestic petrol shortage with price spikes and regional sales restrictions, and raising the prospect that Moscow may become a petrol importer as it struggles to repair facilities.
Russia says it will reroute Sea of Azov grain shipments and may shift cargo to alternative routes after Ukrainian drone strikes hit 11 Russian vessels, as Kyiv steps up attacks on oil infrastructure and Moscow faces a widening fuel crisis.
Russia’s crude processing rate fell to about 3.91 million barrels per day in July 2026, the lowest since 2005 and about 1.4 million bpd below last year’s average, as Ukraine’s strikes damaged up to 24 of Russia’s 34 large refineries over the past 100 days. The drop coincides with a nationwide fuel shortage and rationing, plus export bans on gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel, while Moscow eyes imports from India and Kazakhstan and vows retaliation.
Ukrainian drone strikes are penetrating deep into Russia, including hits on the Omsk refinery, triggering a sweeping fuel shortage as gas stations run dry and queues lengthen. Moscow faces pressure to defend a much wider front, with experts warning that Russia’s air defenses and strategic depth are being eroded, while Zelensky vows to continue deep strikes to pressure Putin; Crimea has declared a state of emergency amid outages and restrictions, underscoring a mounting domestic crisis for the Kremlin four-plus years into its war with Ukraine.
Russia’s Siberian regional authorities urge businesses to shift to remote work and residents to limit private vehicle use as a widening fuel shortage follows drone attacks that damaged the Omsk refinery; Novosibirsk and Tomsk have issued decrees encouraging online meetings and reduced travel, energy restrictions are spreading across regions with some places introducing odd-even gasoline sales, and drivers face long queues for fuel.
Ukraine’s drone strikes have battered Russia’s fuel sector, with refining output down about 25% in June to 3.91 million barrels per day and gasoline and diesel production dropping 17% and 35% year over year, respectively, leading to shortages, long lines at gas stations, and rising inflation. Moscow is exploring imports from Belarus, Kazakhstan, and India to bridge the gap, and may allow lower-grade fuels, but these measures risk environmental harm and do not fully offset demand. The government’s price-damping scheme keeps pump prices stable, yet drains the budget and may deepen shortages as attack campaigns intensify and spread to more facilities, potentially impacting agriculture, logistics, and broader economic stability.)
CNN finds gasoline shortages or disruptions in nearly all of Russia’s regions, with several declaring heightened alert, as Ukrainian drone strikes hit refineries and repairs lag; production is about 20% below domestic demand, fueling long lines, rationing at gas stations, price controls, and mounting public anxiety while authorities seek stabilization amid ongoing attacks.
Russia is grappling with a fuel shortage—rations, long lines at gas stations and higher prices—after Ukrainian drone strikes targeted energy infrastructure. In response, social media users are circulating memes that mock the crisis, officials' blame on the West, and the idea of alternate apps, while Moscow seeks to stabilize supplies by importing gasoline from India.
A Russian State Duma deputy accuses the government of concealing the scale of a fuel crisis that has knocked out about a third of the country’s refineries, warning senior ministers could lose their seats in September’s elections. She criticized silence from the agriculture minister and deputy prime minister, warned of bread shortages, and described gas stations in Vladimir and Moscow regions cordoned off with no gas as trucks queue and prices rise. The crisis has been worsened by Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries, though officials say the domestic market remains supplied overall, with regional fuel sale restrictions in place.
Crimea faces a rare wave of public anger over a looming fuel and electricity shortage after Governor Aksyonov warned supplies would be limited, revealing deep morale strains and questions about Putin’s promises; the wider Russian logistics crisis is seen in long fuel queues and dwindling transport, while Kyiv claims continued strikes on Crimea (including the Saky airfield) and Ukrainian drone campaigns against Russian targets, with unverified chatter about a ballistic missile hit near Moscow and Oryx-based tallies showing heavy losses on both sides.
Ukrainian drones have struck a large majority of Russia’s major oil refineries, with extensive hits across European Russia and a resulting fuel shortage and production slowdowns. By late May, Reuters reported no major refinery in European Russia escaped, and by June 29 only two large refineries beyond the Urals had not been struck—the Omsk Oil Refinery (the largest in Russia) and the Angarsk Petrochemical Company in Irkutsk region.