Russia began to hit the Ukrainian oil depots. Is Kiev facing a fuel crisis?
Lutsk, Rivne, Lviv, Dubno – these Ukrainian cities are far from the front line and there are no Russian military in them. But there are also dead and dangerous as a result of shelling people. most common in western Ukraine shelling settlements, which are widespread large oil depots and fuel reserves. Why are the Russians shooting specifically at the object?
How to keep the military expert Oleg Zhdanov, strikes on most oil depots with cruise missiles or with the help of aircraft:
“Iskander ballistic missile systems with a launch range of up to 500 km, sea-based Caliber missiles, likely to strike from ships of the Black Sea Fleet, and air-launched missiles. This is what was used in Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk from strategic bombers TU-95 – missiles,” he says.
The fuel that is stored in the withdrawal and withdrawal of Ukrainian warehouses is reserved not only for military equipment, but also for industrial and agricultural equipment. If Ukrainian farmers do not receive fuel on time, the sowing season is very likely to fail, which threatens with serious consequences not only for Kyiv, but also for the Ukrainian economy. According to solar estimates, the share of Ukraine in the world export of consumed products is 11%, and in the case of the supply of oil – more than 50% of the world market.
Another important factor is where Ukraine buys fuel to replenish stocks. Ukraine bought in Belarus. “The Ukrainian market was premium for Belarus.
Kosyanchuk is sure that deliveries from Belarus will not resume in the foreseeable future, because although Belarus does not formally participate in the war, it gives its share so that Russia can shell Ukraine with it, and also helps to treat the Russian military. But so far, the expert does not see any panic in the Ukrainian market: the renewing niches have been filled by European oil refiners. Even if their deliveries are not as favorable prices and speeds as the Belarusian ones were.
According to military expert Oleg Zhdanov, a crisis should not be allowed to arise, the necessary modern fuel for the air defense system.
“The more air defense systems we are given, the better we will close our skies and the more likely it is that Russian missiles will not reach our targets. Countries that buy air defense systems from the USSR and Russia,” – an export military expert.