Russia imposed a ration in fuels after a series of attacks of Ukraine to his distilleries in the last hours. According to a record, the offensive left more than 10% of the country’s total production.
The Offensive with drones Against Russian refineries left approximately 13% of fuel production of the country, according to The Wall Street Journal.
At the same time, western sanctions hinder infrastructure repair and maintenance of the remaining facilities.
Russia rationed their fuels for Ukrainian attacks on their distilleries
The increase in Ukrainian attacks coincided with frequent interruptions in Russian railways and airports, which led citizens to opt for the road during summer holidays. This trend was accentuated by the Seasonal increase in fuel demand Due to the harvest.
As a result, several regions, such as Crimea and Siberiathey passed to ration at service stations. For its part, the places where the fuel is still available, prices lived a strong increase: The wholesale price of 95 octane gasoline rose 45% so far this yeardespite the significant fall in international crude prices.
The Ukrainian strategy of attacking Russian refineries began two years ago, with the use of long -range drones as a fundamental piece for the plan. Then, USA They opposed fear of altering the global supply of oil and its prices.
Until recently, Ukraine had avoided hitting the infrastructure Petroleum and Gasífera For export, considered vital for the Russian economy. But this policy changed: Ukrainian drones recently set fire to the strategic installation of UST-Luga In the Baltic Sea, a few days after the pipeline Druzhba will be out of service.
In the last month, More than a dozen Russian refineries were attackedsome several hundred kilometers from the border, thanks to the greatest power and number of Ukrainian drones.
The former Chief of Strategy and Innovation of Gazprom Neft up to 2022, Sergey VakulenkoHe explained that Ukraine’s ability to maintain sustained attacks changed the panorama: “Ukraine can now carry out continuous attacks. Last year he also tried, but the explosive heads were lighter and the success rate, minor. “
And he added that now “once the consequences of an attack are repaired, follow another. And if Ukraine manages to maintain this pressure and damage the refineries more frequently than Russia can repair them, the situation will be completely different.”
Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russian strategic facilities
Explosions and fires marked the morning in Russian strategic facilities, while Ukraine claimed a drone attack against the UST-Lugá gas terminal, in the Gulf of Finlandia. The action, confirmed by the security service of Ukraine (SBU), sought to impact Novatek’s infrastructure, the main producer of Russian liquefied gas, affecting the so -called ghost fleet that allows to overcome international sanctions. Fragments of drones They demolished a fire, without victims.
In parallel, Russia reported damage to the Kursk nuclear power plant after the interception of a drone that damaged an auxiliary transformer and generated a controlled fire.
A unit reduced its 50% load and radiation levels remained stable. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that 95 drones were demolished in different regions and highlighted military advances in DNIPROPETROVSK and DONETSK.
Source: Ambito
