Kristina Kazakova00:38, 13.10.25

In this way, Putin wants to encourage Russian fuel producers to continue supplying fuel to the domestic market.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has significantly relaxed the rules for providing fuel subsidies to Russian oil refineries due to successful attacks by Ukrainian drones , Bloomberg reports .

The publication notes that on October 11, the head of the Kremlin signed a decree allowing oil refineries in Russia to retain the right to subsidies even if market wholesale prices for gasoline and diesel fuel significantly exceed the so-called “threshold prices” set by the government of the aggressor country. Notably, these changes will be in effect from October 1, 2025, to May 1, 2026.

It is explained that the Russian president plans to use these changes to encourage domestic fuel producers to continue supplying fuel to the domestic market under conditions of attractive export prices.

It is stated that the current rules allow for the payment of subsidies to refineries if the market wholesale price for gasoline does not exceed 10% of the threshold, or 20% for diesel fuel.

Data is provided that in 2024, the Russian government paid 1.8 trillion rubles in subsidies to oil refineries, but in the first nine months of 2025, only 716 billion.

The article states that Ukraine has intensified its attacks on the Russian oil industry since early August. It notes that oil refineries have been repeatedly attacked, leading to a reduction in oil refining volumes, deepening the fuel crisis, and causing a rise in domestic prices in Russia.

Consequences of attacks on Russian oil refineries

UNIAN previously reported that Russians have begun covering their oil refineries with anti-drone nets to protect them from drone attacks. The Russian company Amast Power Lines has created the KOZ-U-SH “universal anti-drone support structure,” which is designed to protect various facilities from long-range drone strikes. The company explained that this structure consists of a mesh of vertically arranged cables, on which a gabion mesh is laid. This structure is designed to protect storage tanks with a capacity of 400 to 50,000 cubic meters. The manufacturer claimed to have already produced approximately 150 KOZ-U-SH units. They also added that there have allegedly been cases where this structure has successfully protected such facilities from drone attacks.

We also reported that, according to the BBC, at least 57 regions of Russia are experiencing gasoline supply disruptions. The publication notes that some gas stations are closing, fuel prices are rising, and the occupying country’s authorities have already announced a ban on petroleum product exports until the end of the year. Residents of various regions report queues at gas stations, limited fuel supplies, and the unavailability of certain grades of gasoline. Residents of the Far East—from Transbaikal, Primorye, and Sakhalin Oblast—have also reported similar problems.

(C)UNIAN 2025