🔥He tried to freeze Ukraine — but Russia may freeze first. A nationwide fuel crisis and looming blackouts in 5 regions show how Putin’s energy war is blowing back. 👇
🧵1/25
🔥With over a third of Russia’s refining capacity disabled, fuel shortages across the country, and rising internal dissent — Ukraine’s energy war may be the most effective campaign yet.
21 Russian oil refineries hit since January — already 48% more than in all 2024.
2/25
🔥Ukraine’s drone campaign has forced 38% of Russian refineries offline, slashing gasoline output by 1 million tons in September alone and creating a 20% fuel deficit. With Western sanctions limiting equipment imports, repairs could take months.
3/25
🔥Ukraine hit nearly 2 dozen critical oil & gas sites in just one month crushing Russia’s oil industry.
🛢️ Oil & gas revenue is at a 5-year low
🪙 Down 22% in 2025 projections
📉 Revenues from oil/gas down 25% in Sept
Result? Fuel shortages across Russia & occupied Crimea
4/25
🔥Energy rationing has already started in 42 Russian regions — including Central Russia, Siberia & the Far East.
Meanwhile, Rosatom is busy building nuclear plants in Africa… while Russia slides toward domestic blackouts.
5/25
🔥Continued strikes on energy infrastructure & railways are crippling Russia’s logistics. Sanctions have left no margin for error: the reserves are drained & equipment is aging.
By continuing the war, Putin is guaranteeing only one thing: a cold, dark winter for Russians.
6/25
🔥After a Russian attack on Ukraine, Kyiv retaliated by striking Belgorod, knocking out the city’s power. The ease of this strike exposed serious weaknesses in Russia’s domestic energy defenses and grid reliability.
7/25
🔥🗣“We will find the means, will find the weapon,” – General Staff hints at Moscow blackout
“With sufficient weapons, Ukraine could knock out power to at least 5 Russian regional centers within 24H,” - military journalist Sergei Auslender claims
8/25
🔥🗣 “As long as Moscow has power, no one in Russia will care... Even without the Ukrainian strikes, they will face a terrible collapse. The regions haven't been preparing for winter at all, only fulfilling their contract soldier quotas,” the journalist added.
9/25
🔥Pro-war blogger Evgeny Golman snapped and accused the Kremlin of inaction.
🗣"Why is everyone silent? HIMARS hit Belgorod, there's no power! And Peskov talks about the economy? What economy? ... We’re losing 1,000–1,500 troops a day. And they don’t care!"
10/25
🔥Z-patriot Maxim Kalashnikov now acknowledges the war is backfiring
🗣“It's a blow like a steel beam below the belt. Oil revenue is collapsing. Ukraine doesn't need to reach Moscow—our system is rotting from within.”
In Sept., Russia’s oil budget revenue dropped by 20%.
11/25
🔥Terrorist Igor Strelkov echoed the grim outlook, calling Russia’s situation “extremely grave”.
🗣“Where’s the Black Sea Fleet?” he asked, lamenting Ukraine’s ability to strike deep into 🇷🇺 territory.
He sees no prospects for victory & has even called for ending the war
12/25
🔥The myth of Russia’s cheap gasoline is unraveling. Kazakh fuel is now 10 rubles per liter cheaper, Russia ranks just 15th in Europe for fuel affordability, despite being one of the world’s largest oil producers.
Since January, gasoline prices are up over 40%
13/25
🔥A video shows how the crisis is spiraling out of control: the Moscow-Kazan highway blocked by thousands of cars.
One woman described a nightmare: 🗣“One gas station every 150km. 2 km-long lines. 130 cars ahead of me. No food, drinks, toilets. Just waiting, in the cold.”
14/25
🔥As a result, even the pro-Kremlin media is now forced to admit: the economy is bursting at the seams. The drone attacks on oil refineries, fuel shortages & prices increases outpacing inflation make it impossible to maintain the illusion of "stability."
📹Rosenberg Steve
15/25
🔥Gasoline prices are rising at record speed. Prices jumped 2.48% in Sept. — one of the largest increases in the past decade.
Analysts warn that fuel price hikes will ripple across agriculture, logistics, & transportation.
📹The Hunger Games have begun, Russian style
16/25
🔥Ukraine’s energy strikes are pushing Russian oil revenues to a five-year low. In 2025, revenues are projected to drop by 22%, roughly 2/3 of Russia’s annual military spending.
Low global prices and a stronger ruble are compounding the damage to Russia’s war economy.
17/25
🔥Targeted strikes could plunge entire regions into a crisis worse than the Kremlin ever envisioned for Ukraine.
🚫 Fuel production is crashing
❌ Diesel down 1M tons
❌ Shortages in 25+ regions
Including in Crimea and Omsk — home to Russia's largest oil refinery.
18/25
🔥In September alone, the gasoline shortage reached 400,000 tons — about 20% of monthly supply. Refinery output lags behind schedule by over 10℅.
20-liter limits per car are spreading. Panic buying has started & Russians are now siphoning gas from each other’s tanks 👇😂
19/25
🔥Gas station profitability became negative: 360 gas stations closed. Still, Minister Novak dismissed the crisis as a "minor shortage"👇
🗣“It’ll be truly epic, if, by year 4 of the war, we still haven’t crushed 🇺🇦 energy but they end up crushing ours,” – Rusian blogger
20/25
🔥The situation is so bad… The Kremlin is now importing fuel from Belarus & Asia while reintroducing MMA — a highly toxic, cancer-causing additive — to increase fuel volume.
In temporarily occupied Crimea, local puppet Aksyonov “solved” the crisis: ⛽ 20L per person cap
21/25
🔥Moscow clashes with Riyadh as OPEC+ rifts widen — and faces fury over fuel shortages.
🗣“Gasoline prices immediately jump,” say outraged Orsk resident, calling for protests after a drone strike on a refinery sent costs soaring.
Control is slipping abroad and at home.
22/25
🔥Struggling to accept the effectiveness of 🇺🇦 deep strikes, S. Mardan calls for invading Kazakhstan after an attack on key facility in Orks.
🗣Isn't it time to conduct a raid on the territory of 'independent' Kazakhstan to eliminate threats to Russia's national security?
23/25
🔥Putin’s war has turned the “gas‑station country” into an importer.
🗣"This is one of the consequences of Putin’s war: the gas-station-country isn’t selling fuel – it’s buying it."
And once Ukraine launches a larger-scale response, recovery will be slow & costly.
24/25
🔥Ukraine’s drones aren’t just crossing the border — they’re hitting the heart of Russia’s energy system.
Winter is coming — and Russia is NOT ready.
🗣"Until today, we have only used our long-range weapons to strike Russia... maybe something else awaits us." — Zelensky
25/25
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Sources: Russian Agency, Kommersant, Forbes, Sky News, BBC, Moscow Times, The Atlantic Council, Euromaidan Press, Meduza, Izvestia, Tass agency, interfax, oilprice, akm. The Economist, FT, rosstat, Politico, Le Monde, Onetpl, Radio Svoboda.
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