US president Donald Trump blames Ukraine for rising gas prices
The Russian defence ministry said strikes on refineries in Moscow, Yaroslavl, Ust-Luga, Perm, Saratov and Syzran had disabled 51 per cent of the country’s refining capacity. The International Energy Agency said diesel output had fallen by about 30 per cent, while drivers had faced waits of up to 40 hours at petrol stations. Russian president Vladimir Putin acknowledged the economic impact on October 1, saying the attacks had cost Russia roughly 1 per cent of GDP. Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov said a Russian guided bomb killed at least three people and wounded 39, including three children. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 205 drones overnight, of which 172 were shot down or suppressed.
Kyiv has said recent attacks have disabled more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity, although the claim could not be independently verified. Partially,” Putin said. Trump’s remarks came as Ukraine continued its long-range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure. Russia has faced fuel supply problems following repeated Ukrainian attacks. Some Russian refineries have been hit multiple times, forcing emergency repairs and operational changes. “They started attacking oil refineries and openly declared the goal of damaging our economy. Did they achieve their goal? Meanwhile, Russian strikes continued across Ukraine.
US president Donald Trump on Monday blamed Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries, rather than the war in Iran, for pushing up gasoline prices, while also criticising Democrats over refinery closures in the United States. Ukrainian defence minister Yevhenii Khmara said on Monday that, “Fifty-one percent of struck refining capacity is a significant blow to the enemy’s economy, to its ability to carry out aggression and supply its troop groupings.