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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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John T Psaropoulos

Ukraine strikes choke off Russian oil exports and fuel supplies

A service member of Ukraine's 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanised Brigade looks out from a 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled gun before firing towards Russian forces on the front line in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on September 18, 2025 [Serhii Korovainyi/Reuters]

Ukraine has worsened fuel shortages across Russia in the past week as it has continued to hit Russia’s refineries and energy infrastructure with long-range drones while Poland has called for more oil sanctions in the wake of Russia’s first drone attack on NATO soil.

In the meantime, Russia’s creeping advance resulted in the capture of three villages over the past week, and perhaps for the first time, Ukraine’s command reacted by dismissing the retreating officers.

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