00:00Over the past few weeks, Ukraine has increased its attacks on Russia's energy sector significantly.
00:06It has been successful in disrupting oil refining capacity, which has weakened Moscow's war economy.
00:12Over the past few weeks, Ukraine has intensified its attacks on Russia's energy sector,
00:17causing significant damage to the primary source of financing for Moscow's war machine.
00:22At least 17% of Russia's refining capacity, or 1.1 million barrels per day,
00:28has reportedly been disrupted as a result of Kiev's recent strikes on 10 Russian oil refineries.
00:35Ukraine's targeted campaign is focused on refineries, oil depots and military-industrial sites.
00:41This way, Kiev disrupted Moscow's ability to process and export oil.
00:46The campaign carried out by Ukraine also led to shortages in a number of Russian regions
00:51and the Crimean Peninsula that Moscow had annexed.
00:54Kiev targeted an oil refinery in Samara and a gas terminal in the Leningrad region on Sunday.
01:00The Kiev Independent received confirmation from a source within Ukraine's security service, SBU,
01:06that the SBU was responsible for the attack on the liquefied natural gas terminal.
01:11Russia uses a shadow fleet to trade oil and gas through this terminal.
01:16The source stated that the SBU's drone sanctions reduce Russia's need for foreign currency to wage war.
01:21The Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff also confirmed that the Cizron Oil Refinery in Samara,
01:28which specializes in the production of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and other petroleum supplied to the Russian troops,
01:36was targeted by Military Intelligence, HUR, the Unmanned Systems Forces, and other defense agencies.
01:42On Telegram, the general staff wrote,
01:45The Cizron refinery has a design capacity of up to 8.5 million tons of crude oil per year,
01:52accounting for approximately 3.08% of Russia's total oil refining volume.
01:58Earlier this month, Ukraine also targeted the Lukoil refinery in Volgograd,
02:03the largest in southern Russia, as well as large refineries in the Suratov and Rostov regions.
02:08Russian tourists and farmers' peak season demand for gasoline coincides with the refineries' closure.
02:15Russia had already tightened its gasoline export ban in July to deal with a spike in domestic demand,
02:21even before Kiev intensified its attacks.
02:24Some regions of Russia-occupied Ukraine, southern Russia, and even the Far East experienced gasoline shortages.
02:31There are long lines at gas stations in some areas, and coupons have recently been introduced.
02:36There are also reports in the Russian media that petrol is increasingly being sold only to organizations and businesses.
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