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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Bernadette B. Tixon

Russia Hit by Fuel Shortages and Petrol Queues as Ukrainian Drones Cripple Refineries

Black smoke rises over the Moscow oil refinery in Kapotnya following a Ukrainian drone strike on 18 June 2026. (Credit: Rotafinus/Wikimedia Commons)

Russians are queuing for hours at petrol stations and facing fuel rationing as Ukrainian drone strikes continue to knock out oil refineries across the country. The disruption now stretches from Crimea to Siberia, with nearly all of Russia's 83 regions reporting some form of shortage.

The crisis has built up over months of sustained Ukrainian attacks, with refineries hit more than once in several regions before repairs could be completed. Officials in some areas have moved from rationing to outright emergency measures as the shortages have spread.

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