Russia Urges Work From Home as Fuel Crisis Escalates
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- Russian authorities are asking residents to work from home as a fuel crisis escalates, with the IEA cutting oil output forecasts and Russia banning diesel exports in response to Ukrainian attacks on refineries
- Ukraine's FP-1 drone struck Russia's largest refinery 2,700 km from the front, damaging roughly 10% of national refining capacity, per prior verified coverage of the same event chain
Why it matters: Russia is now experiencing domestic fuel shortages severe enough to curtail its diesel exports — a reversal from its role as a top global energy supplier — while the IEA is formally lowering its production forecasts, signaling sustained pressure on Russian energy revenues from deep Ukrainian strikes on critical infrastructure.
