Putin Suffers Fresh Humiliation After Being Forced to Admit Crisis

Daily Beast — Jun 29, 10:36 AM

Vladimir Putin admitted that waves of Ukrainian attacks have resulted in Russia facing a “certain shortage” of fuel.

The Russian president made the stark admission as Ukraine ramped up its strikes on https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-73-humiliated-in-colossal-attack-on-moscow/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-73-humiliated-in-colossal-attack-on-moscow/">Moscow’s major oil refineries during the conflict, which is now in its fifth year.

“As for strikes against critical infrastructure in general, and energy infrastructure in particular, of course, these attacks on our infrastructure facilities create problems,” Putin https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/29/putin-admits-ukrainian-strikes-driving-fuel-shortages-a93116" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/29/putin-admits-ukrainian-strikes-driving-fuel-shortages-a93116">said in an interview published by the Kremlin. “That’s obvious.”