Russia Bans Diesel Exports as Ukrainian Drones Hit Refineries
The world's self-proclaimed giant gas station just hit an awkward snag: it's running out of fuel for itself.
So, Alexander Novak had to sit down with Vladimir Putin and break the news that domestic fuel supply is looking grim. The official line blamed vaguely "complicated logistics," quietly skipping the part where Ukrainian drones have been systematically wrecking Russian refining facilities.
Refining capacity plunged by a quarter, over half of the country's regions are already rationing fuel at pumps, and summer harvest season just arrived. The Kremlin's emergency fix? Banning diesel exports entirely, importing foreign fuel, and lowering quality standards to pump dirtier, low-grade slop into vehicle engines.
A petrostate importing refined fuel because remote-controlled gadgets keep bursting its infrastructure is an incredible turn of events.
Source: Mediazona
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