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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun Jul 5, 2026, 07:08 PM Sunday

Russia's fuel crisis is so bad that a mom and her baby waited in line for 18 hours to get gas [View all]

'Are we in the Soviet Union?'

The fuel shortage ravaging Russia has forced motorists around the country to wait in endless lines to fill up, evoking memories of communist-era privation.

Ukraine’s months-long campaign of drone strikes on oil infrastructure deep inside Russian territory has forced refineries to shut down. Energy analysts have estimated that 25% or more of Russia’s refining capacity has been taken offline by the attacks.

The head of Russia’s biggest oil company even called the damage to refineries “unprecedented,” according to a letter to President Vladimir Putin that was leaked to Russian newspaper Kommersant.

The long-range drones and widespread shortages mean Russian civilians far from the frontlines are suffering the effects of Putin’s war on Ukraine.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-s-fuel-crisis-is-so-bad-that-a-mom-and-her-baby-waited-in-line-for-18-hours-to-get-gas-are-we-in-the-soviet-union/ar-AA27d5xx
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