From Moscow to Siberia... Putin's War JUST Came Home

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Russia is facing a growing fuel crisis as Ukraine's long-range strikes target oil refineries, depots, and critical logistics. Fuel shortages, rationing, and long queues are spreading across dozens of Russian regions, exposing the impact of the war on everyday citizens. Is Ukraine's campaign crippling Russia's economy and military supply chain? Watch as we break down how drone strikes, shrinking oil revenues, and mounting shortages are putting unprecedented pressure on Putin's war machine.  ⏱️ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Russia Fuel Shortage Sparked by Ukraine Crimea Campaign 01:46 - Russian Fuel Rationing Spreads to 53 Regions 07:42 - Fuel Hoarding Hits 7,000 Russian Gas Stations 09:12 - Russia Jet Fuel Prices Surge 52 Percent 11:40 - Ukraine Drone Strikes Disrupt 30 Percent of Russian Refineries 13:46 - Is Russia's 28 Billion Dollar Deficit Triggering Collapse?  Support us directly as we bring you independent, up-to-date reporting on military news and global conflicts by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMilitaryShow/join  #militarystrategy #militarydevelopments #militaryanalysis #themilitaryshow  SOURCES: https://pastebin.com/JdZLtX57

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00:00There is a crisis in Russia right now, and this isn't a minor issue. The crisis has engulfed the

00:06entire country, spreading from Moscow to Siberia, as Putin's war has not only come home, but it's

00:13starting to hurt the very people that Russia's supposed strongman leader claims that he can

00:18protect. Ukraine is making Putin pay for everything that he has done. How? Ukraine just found Russia's

00:25off switch and flipped it. As we speak, Russia is in the grip of one of the worst fuel crises

00:31that

00:32the country has experienced since Putin grasped it with his iron fist and refused to let go.

00:36A devastating Ukrainian campaign against Russian oil is crippling the entire country,

00:42as shortages are running rampant across regions that Putin never thought could be affected by

00:47Ukraine's efforts. It all started with Crimea. In May, Ukraine began a concerted campaign to take

00:54out Russian logistics serving the Crimean peninsula. Dubbed logistics lockdown, this campaign sees

00:59Ukraine strike supply and fuel trucks along the logistical arteries that keep Russia's Crimean

01:04occupation alive, and it's been having a clear effect. By June 4th, there were reports of fuel

01:10shortages in Crimea, leading gas stations to impose limits on customers. Most were told that they could

01:16only purchase 20 liters of fuel per vehicle, which causes major issues for anybody who relies on driving

01:22for work. Images started circulating of massive queues outside gas stations as people in Crimea

01:28desperately tried to get their hands on the last drops of gasoline available on the peninsula.

01:33Fast forward to June 21st, and restrictions had turned into outright suspension of fuel sales to all

01:39outside-of-government agencies as Ukraine's bombardments of Crimean logistics ramped up.

01:44At first, it appeared as though the Russian fuel crisis was going to affect one region,

01:49but things have gotten much, much worse for Russia. Putin's major problem is that the campaign to

01:55isolate Crimea has been carried out alongside a much wider effort to cripple Russian oil refining

02:01and transportation hubs, and that campaign, let's just say it's causing some massive problems in

02:06Russia right now. On June 22nd, United24 media reported that six Russian regions have been forced to

02:14implement the same kind of emergency fuel rationing that we saw in Crimea earlier in June. Those

02:19restrictions vary by region, with the six being Omsk, Saratov, Amur, Tambov, Irkutsk, and Voronezh.

02:27The restrictions in these regions aren't quite as bad as we've seen in Crimea, at least not yet.

02:32For instance, the authorities in Omsk have capped gasoline purchases to 40 liters per car,

02:38with diesel capped at 80 liters in cities and 200 liters on highways. In Saratov, there is a 30-liter

02:44gasoline cap that will run through to June 30th, at least. And in Voronezh, citizens buying from

02:50Lukoil stations can only get 30 liters of gasoline and 60 liters of diesel per car. The Irkutsk seems

02:56to have the worst of it. Some gas stations have halted service entirely, only providing fuel to

03:02emergency services and other public utilities. Still, what we're seeing here is clearly a fuel crisis

03:07emerging. But what's the big deal, really? You might ask. So, six Russian regions or seven,

03:12including Crimea, are restricting fuel sales. Is that really a crisis? These are good questions,

03:18and we can give you an answer if we look a little deeper into Russia's fuel situation right now.

03:22While these six or seven regions are making headlines for their restrictions, the reality

03:26that Russia is trying to hide is that there are dozens of regions all dealing with similar fuel-related

03:32issues. In a June 20th piece, The Wall Street Journal revealed that restrictions on fuel

03:37purchases have actually spread to 53 regions of Russia and occupied Ukraine,

03:41with the furthest being put in place in the far-flung regions of Siberia and Russia's Arctic

03:46territory. Those that we've already mentioned are just the regions where local governors are

03:51publicizing the shortages well enough for media outlets to pick up on them. But according to the

03:55journal, the Russian media outlet named The Bell came to 53 regions affected in total after

04:00carefully compiling public announcements that aren't necessarily seen by Western media outlets.

04:04This is huge. What looks like a regional fuel problem at first has already developed into

04:10a crisis that spans almost all of Russia. Of course, Russia is doing its best to avoid

04:16publicizing any of this. Outside of the few announcements that have been made loud enough

04:20for those outside Russia to hear, there isn't a lot coming out of the Russian Federation.

04:25Putin certainly hasn't said anything about the crisis, and that isn't surprising. Admitting that

04:30there are fuel shortages all over Russia would be tantamount to Putin finally admitting that Ukraine

04:35just may be doing some serious damage to Russia with its strikes. The Wall Street Journal says that

04:40Putin's cabinet is due for a meeting on June 26 to discuss the problem, but it's hard to see what

04:45kinds of solutions they could come up with. It's not like the Kremlin can just cause fuel to materialize

04:50out of thin air, and it's hard to order refineries to up their production when those same refineries are

04:55being visited by Ukrainian drones over and over again. More on that in a moment.

05:00Though the Kremlin may be keeping its collective lips tightly sealed, the Russian people are

05:04getting vocal about the problems they face. The Journal reports on one woman who took to Telegram

05:09to complain about being forced to wait for over two hours to fill her tank during a trip between

05:13Moscow and St. Petersburg. The fact that we're mentioning those regions at all shows you how far

05:18this crisis has spread. These are the two jewels in the Russian crown for Putin. If they're being affected

05:24by fuel shortages, the other, far less important regions in Russia will be dealing with serious

05:28problems. Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty offers more. We can't fill up with gas. There isn't any

05:34in Krasnodar, the outlet reports one driver as saying. Over 1,000 kilometers away, in Tartistan,

05:40another says, as always, the needle is on empty and I'm just in panic. Neither of these is among the

05:45seven regions we've already mentioned by name, and that's proof that this fuel crisis has spread all

05:50across Russia. What Putin now has on his hands, whether he's willing to say it or

05:54not, is the single worst fuel crisis that Russia has been forced to deal with since the Ukraine

05:59war began. And it may well be the worst such crisis that Russia has faced since Putin took power.

06:04That may seem like a strange thing to say. After all, it was around this time in 2025 that reports

06:09were being written about a similar crisis in Russia. As Ukraine began pounding away at Russia's

06:14refineries during the latter half of 2025, queues were starting to form and restrictions were being put

06:19in place. Ukraine has taken out at least 17 percent of Russia's refining capacity by August,

06:25the Guardian said. And it looked like Russia was in the midst of a fuel crisis as big as the

06:29one we're

06:30seeing now. Only that no longer seems to be the case. In a December 2025 report, the Moscow Times

06:35reported on a survey of 1,600 people, which revealed that just under a quarter had experienced any type of

06:41shortage. And only 6 percent said they experienced the problem more than five times. Of all of those

06:47who dealt with a shortage-related issue in 2025, only 10 percent said they were unable to find an

06:52alternative gas station. So there were shortages in 2025. But there may not have been a crisis.

06:582026 is very different. With over 50 Russian regions announcing restrictions, it's clear that what

07:04we're seeing now is bigger than anything we've seen in Russia since Putin launched his war. But if that

07:09number alone isn't enough to convince you, there's more. Desperation is already starting to take hold

07:14in Russia, as there are reports of the issues caused by the country's mass fuel shortages that are

07:19starting to come in. This proves that what we're seeing is a true fuel crisis. But before we dig deeper,

07:26this is a quick reminder that you're watching the military show. We dig behind the headlines to uncover

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07:36channel in your feed. Right now in Russia, we're seeing the surefire sign of a shortage starting

07:43to appear. Resellers. People who want to take advantage of the basic economics of supply and

07:48demand are trying to swallow up as much of the fuel that is available in Russia so that they can

07:52sell it

07:53on for a massive profit. If you remember the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, you may recall the

07:58ridiculous hoarding of toilet paper and hand sanitizer by people who are trying to make a quick buck.

08:03This is the same thing, only with fuel. Russia is already trying to crack down on this burgeoning

08:08resale market as it tries to hide all signs of its fuel crisis being as widespread as it truly is.

08:13In a June 22nd report, United24 media revealed that digital platforms all over Russia, including

08:20the likes of Wildberries and Avito, have started to ban advertisements from resellers who are trying

08:25to make some quick cash by selling gasoline to desperate people. These platforms aren't doing this

08:30of their own accord. They're working alongside Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service to prevent

08:35the surge of resales in gasoline and diesel that have started since the fuel crisis started spreading

08:39across Russia. Plenty were trying their luck with this money-making scheme. The week before the

08:45report, a search for gasoline on Avito produced 740 listings, with 340 of those being made by corporate

08:52entities. Right now, United24 media adds 7,000 of Russia's 29,000 gas stations are running low on fuel

09:00after the largest companies in the fuel market started restricting sales. Those companies claim

09:05they're trying to curb panic buying, but perhaps they're selling less because they have less.

09:10The desperation is also spreading to Russia's aviation sector. On June 13th, RBC Ukraine revealed that

09:17Russia has imposed refueling restrictions at several commercial airports, including some in Krasnodar,

09:23Makachkala, and Nizhny Novgorod. Wholesale prices of jet fuel are also 52% higher in Russia than they

09:29were at the beginning of March, and it seems clear that the restrictions are being put in place to

09:34ensure that a dwindling supply of aviation fuel makes it to the military first, and then commercial

09:39airlines as an increasingly distant second. Russia has also banned the export of jet fuel until November 30th,

09:45in an attempt to shore up its domestic supply. So it's not just gasoline that is running out,

09:51aviation fuel is also rapidly disappearing in Russia. Russia's small aviation sector in

09:56particular is starting to panic. That's according to a June 22nd report by the Kyiv Post which reveals

10:01that it's becoming practically impossible for pilots of small planes to find aviation fuel for their

10:06aircraft. Again, limited supplies combined with rising prices are highlighted as the culprits,

10:12both of which are results of Ukraine's campaign against the Russian oil sector.

10:16The same outlet adds an extra bit of information about Russia's commercial jet fuel issues,

10:20noting that at least two carriers have stopped providing reserve fuel to their pilots. So if bad

10:25weather or an unexpected diversion happens, those pilots don't exactly have many options for keeping

10:30their planes in the air. Returning to the small planes, United24 media adds that some pilots are

10:36testing gasoline made for cars in their planes. That is a bad idea. There's a reason why you don't see

10:42even prop planes rolling up to gas stations. Automobile gasoline is less stable than the aviation

10:47gasoline that these types of planes are supposed to use. Every time a pilot takes off with fuel that

10:52wasn't intended for their plane, they take on a pretty explosive risk. Engines may go boom, and all

10:58because Russia is running low on the specific types of fuel that these pilots would typically use.

11:03Over and over, we're seeing evidence of the Russian fuel crisis. And though the Moscow Times opines that

11:08this crisis is somewhat manageable for the Kremlin, at least for now, options are running out. Ukraine

11:14isn't going to stop its campaign. If anything, it will intensify. Raising fuel prices could reduce demand

11:20naturally, though it will also lead to anger, and doesn't really solve the whole problem of many

11:25Russians being unable to drive. The outlet also suggests that shortages start to resolve themselves by the

11:30fall, though the periods of shortage caused by Ukraine are getting longer each year. Still,

11:35that basically means that Russia can't do much except hope that Ukraine's attacks slow down.

11:40And that brings us nicely to what has caused the Russian fuel crisis in the first place.

11:45We told you at the beginning of the video that Ukraine has found Russia's off switch and that

11:49it has flipped that switch. What that means in practical terms is that Ukraine has been battering

11:54Russian oil refineries over and over in a campaign that started in earnest in 2025 and has only

12:00escalated as we've moved deeper into 2026. The Wall Street Journal points to a recent attack against

12:06Moscow's main oil refinery, which provides more than a third of the fuel used in the Russian capital and

12:11surrounding areas as evidence of what Ukraine is doing. It adds that Ukraine has pulled off over 24 of

12:16these types of strikes against Russian refineries since March, potentially taking out around 20%

12:22of Russia's refining capacity. That would be bad enough, but there are other numbers that showcase

12:28the true scale of Ukraine's campaign. Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty reveals that Ukraine has carried

12:33out at least 40 strikes against Russian oil facilities, including refineries, terminals and storage depots

12:40between May 1st and the middle of June. The most impressive of these strikes saw Ukraine hit targets

12:45more than 1,500 kilometers away and sending a clear message to Putin that Ukraine's drones can hit

12:52almost anywhere that matters inside Russia. Euromiden Press takes a wider view, noting that Ukraine has

12:58hit 24 of the 33 largest oil refineries in Russia since 2022, with the bulk of these attacks happening

13:04during the last 12 months. And it's not just the number of refineries being hit, it's the repetition.

13:09On May 22nd, the Kiev Independent added that Ukraine has struck Russian oil refineries a total of 158

13:16times since Putin launched his invasion. A very rough average using this figure and the 24 refineries

13:22that have been hit gives us almost 6.6 strikes per refinery, though the numbers naturally vary depending

13:28on how important Ukraine considers a refinery to be. And by June 16th, the Odessa Journal was reporting

13:34that Ukraine's strikes had disrupted over 30% of Russia's refining capacity, rather than the 20%

13:41that the Wall Street Journal claims. What all of these numbers tell us is that Russia doesn't have

13:46an oil problem, it has a Ukrainian drone problem. Ukraine's kinetic sanctions are behind the fuel

13:52shortages that have spread throughout Russia. They are also the reason why Russia is struggling to sell

13:56oil. Bloomberg Podcasts points out that a June 11th OPEC report reveals that Russian crude oil output had

14:03fallen 690,000 barrels per day below the required level under its agreement with OPEC in May.

14:10That isn't a coincidence. Ukraine is making that oil burn, which means that Russia can't sell it,

14:15and what Russia does have is being funneled into its domestic market. The Moscow Times adds that

14:21Russia's May decline amounts to the sixth consecutive month that Russia has seen its oil production fall.

14:27Again, blame Ukraine and its flying sanctions. They are wreaking havoc on Russia right now, not only in terms

14:33of domestic fuel issues, which are bad enough, but every time Ukraine takes out an oil facility,

14:38be it a refinery, depot, or terminal, it stings the Russian purse. As oil revenues fall and tax

14:44collections fail to make as much as anticipated, Russia's budget deficit is only growing higher.

14:49The new voice of Ukraine said on June 17th that Russian revenue is now $28 billion short of

14:55projections, which impacts Putin's war machine. Russia will have to keep spending to keep the war going,

15:00but it's now starting to lose a lot of money, and it's all due to Ukraine.

15:05But here's where a bad problem gets worse for Russia. It's not like Russia can quickly repair

15:09the refineries that Ukraine keeps striking. Western sanctions have made it more difficult

15:14for Russia to get its hands on the components that it needs to repair the machinery that Ukraine's

15:18drones have damaged. It's not impossible, but Russia has to circumvent sanctions by purchasing parts

15:23from third countries, which have to wait for delivery themselves and inevitably charge steep markups to

15:29account for the risk of doing business with Russia. Now, repairs that might have taken days are

15:34requiring months due to the slow flow of parts, and when a refinery is up and running again,

15:39Ukraine has a habit of sending drones back in to shut it down. It's starting to feel like a

15:44never-ending cycle for Russia, and that's going to make Russia's people restless.

15:49Beyond the queues at the pumps and all of the limitations, there are small signs of the impact

15:53that Russia's fuel shortage is having on its people. In Crimea, children's summer camps are

15:59being suspended due to a lack of fuel, Reuters reports. A small problem perhaps, but it's an

16:03example of the war that Putin started coming back to hurt his people. Far more painful is the fact

16:09that interest rates in Russia are likely to remain elevated due to the economic issues that Ukraine's

16:14campaign is causing. Russia's central bank cut the base interest rate from 14.5% to 14.25% on

16:21June 19th,

16:22which seems like good news on the surface. But Euronews points out that analysts believed a

16:27sharper cut was coming, and 14.25% is still ridiculously high. Central bank head Elvira

16:34Nabyalina has also warned that what she calls pro-inflationary risks, combined with higher

16:39than expected spending by the Kremlin, means that these types of problems aren't going away anytime

16:44soon. They may get even worse, especially if Ukraine builds on its campaign against Russian oil.

16:49Once again, Putin's war is coming back to bite his own people. And if you think that the Kremlin is

16:54going to do anything to try to quell the discontent that will inevitably arise from all of this,

16:58then think again. Russia's message to its people, delivered from the mouth of pro-Kremlin TV show

17:03host Vladimir Solovyov, is that any talk about fuel shortages on social media is just hysterics.

17:09One speaker on Solovyov's show even tried to claim that everything was fine and gasoline was everywhere.

17:14But it isn't. Shortages have spread from Siberia to Moscow and beyond. And as Putin continues to

17:20downplay what's happening, Ukraine is only going to make it all so much worse. The money is drying up,

17:26the fuel is following suit, and sooner or later, the queues at the gas pumps will ignite into the

17:31social unrest that is the last thing that Putin wants to see. Crimea is seeing the worst of all of

17:37this. You could even argue that massive fuel shortages are the least of the occupier's

17:42problems on the Crimean peninsula. Ukraine's isolation strategy is turning Crimea into an

17:46island and will soon bring an end to Putin's illegal reign. How? Well, you can find out the

17:52answers along with what Ukraine is doing by watching our video. And if you enjoyed this video,

17:56then make sure that you are subscribed to The Military Show to catch more of our coverage of the impact

18:02that Putin's war is having on his own people. And thank you, as always, for watching.

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