Russia Imposes Fuel Rationing in Moscow After Repeated Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Oil Infrastructure
Ukraine's drone campaign against oil infrastructure has caused widespread gasoline shortages and rationing across Russia. A major attack on June 18 hit a Moscow refinery and temporarily closed the city's airports. Local authorities are implementing purchase limits to manage supply lines and prevent panic buying.
What changed
The fuel crisis has expanded from specific cities to more than half of Russia's 83 regions following a massive June 18 strike in Moscow.
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Russian Fuel Crisis Expands Following June 18 Moscow Refinery Strike
confidence 90%Ukraine's drone campaign against oil infrastructure has caused widespread gasoline shortages and rationing across Russia. A major attack on June 18 hit a Moscow refinery and temporarily closed the city's airports. Local authorities are implementing purchase limits to manage supply lines and prevent panic buying.
What's confirmed:
- Ukraine launched one of the largest drone attacks of the war on June 18, targeting a Moscow oil refinery and shutting down airports for several hours.
- Fuel rationing, price increases, and long queues at gas stations are occurring in Moscow.
- Ukrainian drone and missile strikes on oil refineries have disrupted supply lines throughout Russia.
- Local authorities in more than half of Russia's 83 regions are implementing daily limits or restrictions on gasoline.
- Russian officials are attempting to prevent panic buying and downplay the extent of the crisis.
Still unconfirmed:
- Ukrainian drone attacks have cut 600,000 bpd of refining capacity.
- The crisis has forced fuel quality downgrades and export bans.
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Russia Implements Fuel Rationing in Moscow Following Refinery Strikes
confidence 90%Russia has introduced gasoline rationing in Moscow and St. Petersburg after Ukrainian drone attacks damaged refining infrastructure. The crisis has spread from Crimea and the far east to the capital. Russia plans to import motor fuel by sea this month to address the domestic shortage.
What's confirmed:
- Some gas stations in Moscow have limited customers to 20 liters of gasoline and 40 liters of diesel per transaction.
- Russia is importing motor fuel by sea this month due to a severe domestic gasoline shortage.
- Ukrainian drone strikes have targeted Russian oil refineries and infrastructure.
- Fuel rationing is occurring in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
- The Russian state railway monopoly created a task force to manage fuel transportation.
Still unconfirmed:
- Tatneft has introduced fuel rationing at hundreds of petrol stations across the country.
- The fuel crisis began in occupied Crimea and the far east.