{"id":32887,"date":"2026-10-05T17:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32887"},"modified":"2026-10-05T17:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:48:12","slug":"trump-says-ukraine-strikes-on-russia-refinery-not-iran-war-driving-gas-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32887","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Ukraine strikes on Russia refinery, not Iran war, driving gas prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134713828,imgsize-82042,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/us-president-donald-trump.jpg\" alt=\"Trump says Ukraine strikes on Russia refinery, not Iran war, driving gas prices\" title=\"US president Donald Trump blames Ukraine for rising gas prices\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"US president Donald Trump blames Ukraine for rising gas prices\">US president Donald Trump blames Ukraine for rising gas prices<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>US president Donald Trump on Monday blamed Ukraine\u2019s strikes on Russian oil refineries, rather than the war in Iran, for pushing up gasoline prices, while also criticising Democrats over refinery closures in the United States.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, \u201cWhat&#8217;s driving up Gasoline is no longer the Strait of Hormuz, because Record Numbers of Barrels are coming out now on an almost daily basis, but the word, &#8220;Refineries,&#8221; where Russia&#8217;s are being blown up by Ukraine..\u201d. He claimed that US refineries were also being shut down in Democratic-led states such as California, blaming the closures on &#8216;Dumocrats&#8217;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Trump\u2019s remarks came as Ukraine continued its long-range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure. <!-- -->Kyiv has said recent attacks have disabled more than half of Russia\u2019s oil refining capacity, although the claim could not be independently verified.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The Russian defence ministry said strikes on refineries in Moscow, Yaroslavl, Ust-Luga, Perm, Saratov and Syzran had disabled 51 per cent of the country\u2019s refining capacity.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Ukrainian defence minister Yevhenii Khmara said on Monday that, \u201cFifty-one percent of struck refining capacity is a significant blow to the enemy\u2019s economy, to its ability to carry out aggression and supply its troop groupings. Our deep strikes continue to bring the war to Russian territory.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Russia has faced fuel supply problems following repeated Ukrainian attacks. The International Energy Agency said diesel output had fallen by about 30 per cent, while drivers had faced waits of up to 40 hours at petrol stations. Some Russian refineries have been hit multiple times, forcing emergency repairs and operational changes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Russian president Vladimir Putin acknowledged the economic impact on October 1, saying the attacks had cost Russia roughly 1 per cent of GDP. <!-- -->\u201cThey started attacking oil refineries and openly declared the goal of damaging our economy. Did they achieve their goal? Partially,\u201d Putin said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The attacks have also affected global fuel markets, with Russia banning diesel exports. Trump had urged Ukraine on September 13 to stop targeting Russian refineries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Meanwhile, Russian strikes continued across Ukraine. Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov said a Russian guided bomb killed at least three people and wounded 39, including three children. Ukraine\u2019s air force said Russia launched 205 drones overnight, of which 172 were shot down or suppressed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Ukraine also reported a Russian drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Black Sea that later sank. Romanian authorities said two people died and 11 crew members were rescued.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/trump-says-ukraine-strikes-on-russia-refinery-not-iran-war-driving-gas-prices\/articleshow\/134713812.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US president Donald Trump blames Ukraine for rising gas prices US president Donald Trump on Monday blamed Ukraine\u2019s strikes on Russian oil refineries, rather than the war in Iran, for pushing up gasoline prices, while also criticising Democrats over refinery closures in the United States.In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, \u201cWhat&#8217;s driving up 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