The attacks have disrupted Russia’s ability to process and export oil and created gasoline shortages in some Russian regions, as well as in occupied Crimea.

Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on Russian oil refineries and exporting infrastructure, striking the most important sector of President Vladimir Putin's economy to show it can fight back as the United States seeks to broker a peace deal.

The attacks aim to demonstrate Kyiv’s ability to respond to Moscow’s aggression even as the United States attempts to mediate peace talks. Targeting Russia’s oil refining industry has disrupted production and exports,