Lost part of oil refining: NYT on how Ukrainian drones inflict painful blows to the Russian economy.

Escalation of the conflict

According to inkorr.com: Russia and Ukraine continue to focus their efforts on attacks on energy infrastructure, resulting in the destruction of one-sixth of Russian capacities. Recently, Ukrainian forces have carried out at least 10 strikes on Russian oil facilities, leading to temporary outages of significant portions of their infrastructure.

According to The New York Times, the escalation of the energy war is occurring against the backdrop of efforts by world leaders to restore peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. Attacks on energy facilities have become an important leverage tool for both sides during this process.

Negative consequences

In the last 10 nights, 20 energy facilities have been damaged

Strikes on Russian facilities, including the 'Lukoil' oil refinery in Volgograd, have led to the shutdown of 17% of Russian refining capacities. According to Andriy Zupanin, head of the subcommittee of the Verkhovna Rada on natural gas policy, these attacks are causing the country losses of approximately 5% of its annual natural gas needs.

The negative consequences of the energy war are already affecting the Russian economy: there is an increase in wholesale prices for gasoline and a fuel shortage across the country. In response to these challenges, the Russian government has imposed restrictions on gasoline exports and continues to monitor the situation.

After a series of Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy facilities, the conflict between the two countries is intensifying, and the Russian economy is already feeling the consequences of this war. Wholesale gasoline prices are rising, and the fuel shortage is becoming a significant problem for the country's population.