Russia finally admits Ukrainian drone strikes caused a gasoline shortage
It took months of flaming oil refineries and historic production drops, but Moscow has finally uttered the "S-word". Yes, they actually have a fuel shortage.
For a long time, the official line was that everything was fine and totally under control. But then deputy prime minister Alexander Novak had to face the reality of empty pumps and long lines.
He blamed the situation on "arrivals" that put their refineries out of commission for repairs. To make it even better, he also blamed "speculators" for driving prices up, because of course it is never the government's fault.
This comes just one day after the exact same official confidently told everyone that the market had plenty of fuel. It seems twenty years of refinery growth can be undone remarkably fast when flying objects keep visiting the chimneys.
The transition from "everything is going according to plan" to "there is no gas because of the explosions" is officially complete.
Source: ASTRA
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