No more fuel

Hello! This week we cover Ukraine’s unprecedented drone attacks on Russia’s energy sites that are sparking a massive fuel crisis across one of the world’s most oil-rich countries.

Pumps run dry as Ukrainian drone attacks bite

Ukraine’s drone campaign against Russian oil refineries has sparked an unprecedented gasoline shortage — just at the height of the typical summer surge in demand. Huge queues at gas stations and fuel shortages have reached Moscow for the first time. Muscovites, who had been almost entirely isolated from the impact of the Ukraine invasion until recently, are again feeling the realities of living in a country at war. For a long time, Vladimir Putin was silent. But this week he appeared at four major public events, using each of them to insist that he will not back down — despite the obvious challenges — and will continue the fight.