Fuel rationing spreads to 56 Russian regions
Ukraine has struck all 11 of Russia’s largest oil refineries in a drone campaign that has deepened since spring, according to multiple reports. The milestone came with a strike on the Omsk refinery in Siberia, about 1,550 miles from Ukraine, which Ukrainian officials described as the last of Russia’s 11 largest petrol-producing facilities to be hit.
Omsk is Russia’s largest refinery by capacity, and the strike knocked offline two units that account for roughly 75 percent of its fuel production, MSN reported. Refinery strikes overall hit 194 in the first half of 2026, eleven times the pace of the previous year, according to the same report.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have knocked out 42.7 percent of Russia’s projected oil refining capacity, the Kyiv Post reported, citing figures from the Ukrainian military.
The National, citing analysts, described the campaign as having three main prongs: striking refineries more precisely, attacking ships that move fuel, and hitting the roads and rails that carry it to the front.
The effects of the campaign have been visible across Russia far from the front lines. Fuel-rationing measures were in effect in 56 Russian regions by late June, according to a tally by Mediazona, an independent Russian media outlet. Russia ordered a ban on diesel exports in response to the crisis, and drivers in multiple regions have faced long lines at gas stations, according to reports.
MSI previously reported on Ukraine’s strikes against Russian oil infrastructure as the conflict widened, and has covered the escalation of the energy-targeting campaign since the spring.