Moscow faces unprecedented gasoline shortage

A series of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries has created an unprecedented threat of gasoline shortages in Moscow. Since the start of the year, at least 40 strikes have hit refineries, including the Moscow refinery of Gazprom Neft, which supplied up to 40% of the capital's fuel and was forced to halt operations on June 16 after two primary processing units were disabled. The attacks have also targeted refineries in Yaroslavl, Ryazan, and Kstovo that supply Moscow via product pipelines. According to analyst Sergey Vakulenko, the Moscow region accounts for 14% of Russia's passenger cars, 19% of truck freight, and 40% of air passenger traffic, making the fuel disruption particularly acute.