Ukraine/Russia · Direct source
Putin admits Ukrainian drone strikes are driving Russian fuel shortages
President says attacks on infrastructure are causing ‘obvious’ problems but that they are ‘not critical’ Vladimir Putin has admitted Russia is facing fuel shortages as Ukraine steps up its long-range drone campaign, with repeated strikes setting oil refineries ablaze and forcing multiple regions to introduce unprecedented petrol rationing. Speaking to Russian state television late on Sunday, the Russian president acknowledged for the first time that Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure were affecting domestic fuel supplies. “Of course, they create problems, that’s obvious,” Putin said. “Right now we’re obse...
- Time
- 29 Jun 2026, 11:37 CEST
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- The Guardian - World
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- medium · direct source trail
- Actors
- Russia, Ukraine
President says attacks on infrastructure are causing ‘obvious’ problems but that they are ‘not critical’ Vladimir Putin has admitted Russia is facing fuel shortages as Ukraine steps up its long-range drone campaign, with repeated strikes setting oil refineries ablaze and forcing multiple regions to introduce unprecedented petrol rationing. Speaking to Russian state television late on Sunday, the Russian president acknowledged for the first time that Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure were affecting domestic fuel supplies. “Of course, they create problems, that’s obvious,” Putin said. “Right now we’re obse...
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Putin admits Ukrainian drone strikes are driving Russian fuel shortages
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