https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/battered-putin-vows-to-hit-back-as-crisis-spiralsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/battered-putin-vows-to-hit-back-as-crisis-spiralshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/battered-putin-vows-to-hit-back-as-crisis-spirals#u56529Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:11:13 +0000Ukrainian drone and boat attacks have targeted Russian energy infrastructure, reducing gasoline output to 70% of domestic demand in late August. Strikes hit the Novatek oil complex, the KINEF refinery, and the Kirishi refinery, the latter of which halted processing. Fires were also reported at the Ust-Luga export port. These operations, reaching up to 1,900 km into Russian territory, have pushed citizens back into gasoline lines. While President Putin has vowed to retaliate, economists remain divided on whether these disruptions represent a temporary squeeze or a broader industrial collapse.Wh