Russia’s Civilian Infrastructure Is Seizing Up

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.Chapters00:00 Russia's economy starts to seize up00:46 Ukraine reaches Russia's largest refinery in Omsk01:15 Russia begins importing gasoline from India02:03 Missile alerts spread across Russia's population centers02:25 Food deliveries and emergency services start feeling fuel shortages03:18 Russia's top banker warns the economy cannot survive03:32 Chemical output falls after Ukrainian drone strikes04:23 Farmers warn fuel shortages could halt agriculture05:02 Grain exports, food imports, and the fuel trap06:02 Russia seeks gasoline imports equal to 13% of demand06:24 India profits as Russia buys back refined fuel06:41 Russian officials admit the crisis is being hidden07:21 The ruble falls and milk rots in trucks08:01 Ukraine burns a refinery while Russia attacks Kyiv08:40 Russia turns to jet fuel imports and foreign labor09:29 Russia spends scarce fuel launching Shahed drones09:57 Crimea faces power rationing and bridge queues10:53 Urals oil drops while dirty gasoline spreads11:47 Agriculture seizes up as diesel shortages hit farms12:27 St. Petersburg oil terminal and Leningrad fuel rationing13:05 Over 42% of Russia's refining capacity is offline13:34 Empty shelves and what breaks next14:25 Why not just bribe Zelensky?14:43 Food riots and the fall harvest risk#Russia #Ukraine #FuelCrisis #RussianEconomy #OilRefinery #FoodCrisis #Crimea #Putin #UkraineWar #Geopolitics***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support