Russia's oil refining throughput has fallen to its lowest level since 2005 as a result of sustained Ukrainian drone attacks.
According to Ukrinform, Bloomberg reported this, citing industry data.
According to EA Analytics, Russia has processed an average of 3.91 million barrels of crude oil per day since the beginning of the month, the lowest level recorded since March 2005. That’s more than 1.4 million barrels a day below the year-ago average, the data show.
The decline has prompted Russia to ban exports of most diesel fuel to the end of July, while restrictions on gasoline and jet fuel exports had already been introduced earlier.
Based on public statements from both Ukraine and Russia, Bloomberg estimates that Ukrainian forces have carried out around 50 attacks on Russian fuel production facilities over the past 100 days, striking at least 24 of Russia's 34 major oil refineries.
