At least 25 Russian regions are facing gasoline shortages and fuel supply disruptions as Ukrainian attacks continue to target Russia’s oil and energy infrastructure, based on a report by The Moscow Times.
The number of affected regions has risen sharply in less than a week. On June 4, fuel shortages and supply restrictions had been reported in 15 Russian regions. Similar measures were also in effect in six Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories, including Crimea, Sevastopol, and parts of the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
The reported disruptions come amid Ukraine’s ongoing long-range drone campaign against Russian oil refineries, fuel depots and other energy facilities, which Kyiv says are used to support Moscow’s military operations.
Russian authorities have not publicly linked the shortages to Ukrainian strikes, but analysts have noted that repeated attacks on fuel production and storage facilities have placed increasing pressure on domestic supply chains.
Ukraine has intensified its attacks on Russia’s energy sector in recent months, targeting refineries and fuel infrastructure deep inside Russian territory in an effort to disrupt military logistics and reduce revenues from the energy industry.
