Ukraine's strikes on oil refineries of the aggressor country of russia have caused an economic shock, the consequences of which are becoming increasingly noticeable around the world, including in the US. This is reported by the American publication Axios.
The effectiveness of the Ukrainian campaign aimed at disabling russian refineries is contributing to the rise in global energy prices, which were already high due to the Israeli-US war against Iran.
The consequences of this situation are now also noticeable in the US. As russia banned fuel exports last week, diesel prices in the US exceeded USD 5 per gallon (3.78 liters) on Thursday.
The rise in prices reflects a global struggle for the supply of fuel, which is crucial for industries such as agriculture, construction and ground transportation.
Last week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published a report stating that at least 100 strikes on russian refineries have been recorded since August 2025, with the pace of attacks accelerating in recent months.
"Virtually every major oil refinery in western russia was hit by drones <...> The attacks continued throughout June and July, with many refineries hit multiple times," the IEA report said.
Amid the fuel crisis, the russian government intends to increase gasoline imports from India. At this time, traditional buyers of russian diesel are rushing to secure their own supplies, and many of them are turning to the United States. These foreign purchases are contributing to rising prices for Americans.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on July 10, the government of the aggressor country, russia, for the first time admitted that the fuel shortage is related to Ukraine's strikes on refineries.
Recall, on July 1, it became known that russia - the world's largest producer of petroleum products - was forced to start importing gasoline from India, to which it sells its oil at a low price.
The day before, Reuters reported that russia had asked Indian oil refineries to increase gasoline supplies amid a shortage in the domestic market.
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