Claim
Due to Ukraine's attacks, Russia's petrol-producing (refining) capacity has fallen significantly.
“यूक्रेन के हमलों के कारण रशिया की पेट्रोल बनाने की क्षमता काफी गिर गई है”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
As of the July 2, 2026 broadcast, multiple independent wire and analytical sources confirm that Ukrainian drone strikes had knocked out an estimated 20-33% of Russia's oil refining capacity, cutting June crude processing 25% year-on-year to a two-decade low and reducing gasoline output about 17%, triggering nationwide fuel shortages, rationing in more than half of Russia's regions, and a gasoline export ban. The anchor's statement that Russia's petrol-producing (refining) capacity has fallen significantly due to Ukraine's attacks matches the documented facts.
Evidence
- https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/ukrainian-drone-attacks-oil-refineries-plunge-russia-summer-134364824 AP/ABC wire report: Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries plunged Russia into a summer fuel crisis; crude processed into fuel in June 2026 was down 25% year-on-year to 3.95 million bpd (lowest in over two decades), and gasoline production fell 17% to ~850,000 bpd. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/the-crisis-is-deep-the-view-from-russia-as-fuel-shortages-worsen Al Jazeera report published on the broadcast date (2026-07-02) describing a deep fuel crisis in Russia driven by strikes on refineries, with shortages and rationing spreading. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/20/drone-strikes-force-central-russian-refineries-to-halt-or-cut-output-reuters-a92805 Reuters (via Moscow Times): drone strikes forced central Russian refineries to halt or cut output; major plants at Ryazan, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl and Kirishi were hit. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/06/29/russian-gasoline-shortages-compound-economic-struggles/ Analysis (June 29, 2026): more than two dozen Ukrainian strikes since March hit 8 of Russia's 10 biggest refineries; analysts estimate over 20% (some say ~one-third) of refining capacity knocked offline; 55+ regions under fuel sales restrictions; gasoline export ban extended. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403