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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 09:52 PM Wednesday

Sabotage Shuts Down Russia's Fuel - Jason Jay Smart



Russia’s war machine is now facing a crisis it cannot hide: fuel shortages spreading from Moscow to twenty regions. What began with one sabotage strike in the Urals has turned into nationwide collapse. Ukrainian-aligned partisans hit a rail relay near Yekaterinburg, stalling shipments of crude oil, ammunition, and critical spare parts. That single act slowed Russia’s central supply spine, proving that one broken link in the logistics chain can cripple the entire system. From rail delays to refinery backlogs, every missed delivery has turned into bottlenecks at depots, overflowing tanks, and choking oil terminals.

Ukrainian drones then hit refineries directly, cutting processing by almost 20 percent. Facilities like Kirishi and the Primorsk hub have been damaged, forcing tankers to leave part-loaded and raising global shipping insurance costs. The result is an oil economy under assault, weakened faster by drones than by years of sanctions. On the street, Russians are waiting in line as gas stations run dry, with AI-92 gasoline setting new price records on the St. Petersburg Exchange. Scarcity at the pump now means black markets, rationing, and supply disruptions that spill into food and medicine.

Behind the scenes, Putin’s war budget drains civilian services to keep the military afloat, while corruption and theft guarantee that every ruble spent buys less real power. Russia’s defense industry is cannibalizing itself, airlines are stripped for parts, and propaganda bluster about nuclear threats only masks a broken economy. This video exposes how sabotage, drone strikes, and systemic corruption are tearing apart Russia’s war machine from within.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Sabotaging Russian Railways & Supply Lines
02:23 Inside the Resistance Movement
04:04 A Fuel Crisis is Rocking Russia
07:30 The Silent Sanctions on Russia’s Economy
12:57 Is Putin Losing Control of Russia?
14:16 Outro
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