#ukraine-drone-strikes

#ukraine-drone-strikes

Intake at the Kazakh facility, according to the Central Asian country's Energy Ministry, was suspended after the October 19 attack, the first reported strike on the plant, which forms part of the Orenburg gas chemical complex that is operated by the Russian state energy giant Gazprom. Reuters quoted sources on October 20 as saying that because of the strike, production at Kazakhstan's Karachaganak field was reduced by 25 percent to 30 percent. The plant processes 37.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year.

Petrol stations in several regions have run dry while prices have surged to record highs and motorists queue for hours. Over the summer, Kyiv has stepped up its drone campaign against Russia's energy infrastructure, a strategy designed to put pressure on Moscow and to signal that Ukraine still holds leverage in the peace talks led by the US president, Donald Trump.