Russia's economy is starting to seize up as Ukrainian strikes on refineries and fuel infrastructure force Moscow to import gasoline from India, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and even jet fuel through South Korea while selling its own oil cheaply and buying refined fuel back at higher prices. What breaks next as Russia prioritizes the war while its civilian economy, logistics, agriculture, and food supply come under mounting pressure.
Chapters
00:00 Russia's economy starts to seize up
00:46 Ukraine reaches Russia's largest refinery in Omsk
01:15 Russia begins importing gasoline from India
02:03 Missile alerts spread across Russia's population centers
02:25 Food deliveries and emergency services start feeling fuel shortages
03:18 Russia's top banker warns the economy cannot survive
03:32 Chemical output falls after Ukrainian drone strikes
04:23 Farmers warn fuel shortages could halt agriculture
05:02 Grain exports, food imports, and the fuel trap
06:02 Russia seeks gasoline imports equal to 13% of demand
06:24 India profits as Russia buys back refined fuel
06:41 Russian officials admit the crisis is being hidden
07:21 The ruble falls and milk rots in trucks
08:01 Ukraine burns a refinery while Russia attacks Kyiv
08:40 Russia turns to jet fuel imports and foreign labor
09:29 Russia spends scarce fuel launching Shahed drones
09:57 Crimea faces power rationing and bridge queues
10:53 Urals oil drops while dirty gasoline spreads
11:47 Agriculture seizes up as diesel shortages hit farms
12:27 St. Petersburg oil terminal and Leningrad fuel rationing
13:05 Over 42% of Russia's refining capacity is offline
13:34 Empty shelves and what breaks next
14:25 Why not just bribe Zelensky?
14:43 Food riots and the fall harvest risk