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Russian fuel crisis and regional supply disruptions

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The fuel crisis in Russia has intensified following drone strikes on refinery infrastructure, with at least 30 regions reportedly affected. Significant shortages have reached Moscow and its surrounding areas, prompting major providers such as Gazprom Neft and Tatneft to restrict sales in the capital. These disruptions are creating economic ripples across various sectors, including declining orders in the construction, courier, and taxi industries due to logistics dependencies. In southern regions like Krasnodar, long queues at gas stations have impacted the summer tourism season in cities such as Sochi. By the end of August 2026, the crisis escalated into a severe supply deficit, with domestic production dropping to approximately 70% of consumption. In early September, President Vladimir Putin admitted the Kremlin was unprepared for the scale of Ukrainian drone strikes, noting that authorities had incorrectly assumed refineries would be treated as “purely civilian facilities”. Recent data highlights the structural impact of these strikes. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has lowered its Russian crude production forecasts for the second consecutive month, reducing the 2026 forecast by 125,000 barrels per day and the 2027 forecast by 235,000 barrels per day. To mitigate domestic refining failures, Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products in ~~August. Notably,~~ August, with 70 percent ~~of these imports came~~ coming from India, including 120,000 tonnes of gasoline refined at the Vadinar refinery, which is partly owned by the Russian company Rosneft. This has created a cycle where Russia pays a refinery it partially owns to process crude into fuel it can no longer produce domestically. India. Consumer behavior is shifting rapidly in response to instability. Sales of new electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrids surged 118% year-on-year between June and ~~August, with 26,543 units sold.~~ August. By late September, pure EVs and plug-in hybrids accounted for approximately 11.5% of the Russian automotive market, up from roughly 5% at the start of the year. This growth is largely driven by Chinese manufacturers like Great Wall Motor and Evolute, filling the void left by Western brands.

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