Kyiv’s drones are becoming more efficient against the Russian oil-and-gas industry By Yaroslav Trofimov and Georgi Kantchev The Wall Street Journal , Aug. 25, 2025 11:00 pm ET A fuel depot outside Sochi, Russia, after a Ukrainian drone attack earlier this month. PHOTO: TELEGRAM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES The late Sen. John McCain once called Russia “a gas station with nukes.” Now, because of Ukrainian attacks, it must ration fuel. The intensifying Ukrainian drone campaign against Russian refineries has taken some 13% of Russia’s fuel production offline, according to analysts. Sanctions imposed by the West after the 2022 invasion, meanwhile, have limited Moscow’s ability to repair infrastructure and service remaining installations. At the same time, the now frequent disruptions by Ukrainian drones to Russia’s rail networks and airports have forced more Russians to travel by road during their summer holidays, just as fuel demand spiked because o...
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