A dramatic rise in Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries has sent gasoline prices in Russia to record highs, despite the government banning petrol exports to cope with the crunch.

Operations at the Russian port of Olya in Astrakhan have been paralysed for a week following a Ukrainian drone attack on the night of 14-15 August. Source: The Moscow Times, an independent Amsterdam-based news outlet Details: Sources cited by the Telegram channel VChK-OGPU say the strike damaged both port infrastructure and the customs facility,

In June, Russian forces attacked a car with a drone, killing a 69-year-old volunteer in the Donetsk region. Her family still cannot retrieve her body from the combat zone, BBC reports. The tragedy occurred in June 2025.