Maliuk said that at least 20 of those strikes were conducted in September and October alone, targeting six oil refineries, two oil terminals, three fuel depots, and nine pumping stations.
“These are legitimate military targets. Oil extraction and refining make up around 90% of Russia’s defense budget. These are the dirty petro-rubles funding the war against us,” he added.
Maliuk claimed that Russian domestic fuel shortages have reached up to 20%, with 37% of its refining capacity forced to shut down. Fuel deficits were reported in 57 Russian regions, prompting Moscow to ban gasoline exports until the end of the year.
Strikes on Russian oil infrastructure and military-industrial sites are part of an ongoing campaign carried out primarily by domestically produced Ukrainian drones.
The operations are designed to disrupt Russia’s war economy and its military capabilities.
