Overview

• Ukraine’s General Staff said defense forces hit the Gazprom Nafthim Salavat complex in Bashkortostan on the night of September 24, with preliminary data pointing to damage to a primary crude unit (ELOU-AVT-6).
• The Salavat complex processes up to 10 million tonnes of oil a year and is identified by Ukraine as a key producer of liquid rocket fuel for Russia.
• Ukraine’s foreign intelligence service reported a net loss of 360 gas stations across Russia over two months, with rationing at some networks and a Lukoil ban on gasoline sales in canisters at select Moscow sites.
• Occupied Crimea faces the sharpest shortages, with about half of stations halting gasoline sales, according to local authorities cited in Ukrainian reporting.
• A Ukrainian navy spokesman said Russia is using the Kerch bridge to move fuel to Crimea due to constrained rail routes, while international outlets report fuel exports near 2020 lows and 17–20% of refining capacity affected.