Ukraine’s Drone Strikes Force Fuel Limits Near Moscow

Fuel stations in New Moscow have begun limiting gasoline and diesel purchases following a series of Ukrainian strikes on oil infrastructure across Russia.

According to reports cited by the Telegram channel VChK-OGPU, several fuel stations in New Moscow have introduced temporary purchase limits, allowing customers to buy no more than 60 liters of gasoline and 100 liters of diesel per transaction. Notices posted at the stations state that the restrictions will remain in effect “until further notice.”

The reported measures come as Russia’s fuel supply network faces increasing pressure from repeated Ukrainian drone strikes targeting refineries, fuel depots, oil terminals, and logistics infrastructure. According to Bloomberg, Ukraine carried out 16 attacks on Russian oil refineries during May, the highest monthly number recorded since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

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Russian refining facilities with a combined processing capacity of approximately 238,000 tons per day had suspended operations by the second half of May. The affected capacity represents roughly one quarter of Russia’s total refining output.

The fuel supply situation has also been reported in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. In Sevastopol, Russian-installed authorities introduced limits on fuel purchases and later reported temporary shortages of AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline. Similar restrictions have been reported in occupied Crimea, as well as parts of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions.

According to reports cited by Bloomberg, several major refineries in central Russia have been affected by Ukrainian strikes, including facilities in Kirishi, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, and Yaroslavl. Together, those plants previously accounted for more than 30% of Russia’s gasoline production and around 25% of diesel output.

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Russian military bloggers have also reported growing challenges in supplying fuel to occupied southern regions. The Z-linked channel Rybar stated that logistics routes supporting temporarily occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, as well as Crimea, have been “partially paralyzed” due to increased Ukrainian drone activity targeting transport vehicles.

Earlier, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced the launch of the “Logistic Lockdown” program, an initiative aimed at expanding Ukraine’s ability to strike Russian logistics networks and military infrastructure beyond the frontline.

Ukrainian officials have increasingly highlighted the role of artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and long-range drones in those operations.

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