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U.S. President Donald Trump said that Volodymyr Zelenskyy must stop strikes on facilities connected with diesel fuel production in Russia. According to him, such actions by Ukraine are causing a shortage.
The American president stated this during a briefing with journalists, according to Clash Report.
What did Trump say about Ukraine’s strikes on Russia’s fuel infrastructure?
According to the American leader, Zelenskyy “needs to do one thing” – stop destroying facilities involved in diesel production in Russia. The U.S. president claims that Ukrainian strikes are leading to a shortage of diesel fuel on the Russian market.
Trump also stated that this deficit is not related to the situation in the Middle East. In his view, the cause of diesel supply problems is precisely what is happening in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
It should be noted that Ukraine uses strikes on Russia to weaken the occupiers’ economy and the military-industrial complex.
Recent Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s fuel sector.
As a reminder, on the night of 13 September 2026, Ukrainian Defense Forces struck two Russian oil refineries at once — “Slavyansk” in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar Krai, and “TaneKO” in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan. Fire was reported at both facilities.
Moreover, on the night of 10 September, Ukrainian forces carried out a series of strikes on Russia’s military-industrial infrastructure, including a refinery in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Overall, eight strikes were recorded on sites supporting the Russian war effort, including a seaport in Dagestan’s Maritime trade port area. Through this port, military supplies between Russia and Iran pass, and nearby are a fuel depot and the Caspian Flotilla base.
Also, the Ryazan oil refinery Rosneft halted operations entirely after Ukrainian drone attacks on 6 September. Because two main oil processing units — CDU-6 and CDU-4 — were damaged, repair could take several weeks, and another CDU-3 unit has been under repair since spring.
The Ryazan refinery is one of the key fuel suppliers for Moscow. In 2024 year, it processed 13,1 million tons of oil, or about 4,9% of Russia’s total refining volume, and produces gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil.
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