Russia Extends Diesel Export Ban Until Oct. 31

Russia on Tuesday extended its diesel export ban until Oct. 31. According to Interfax Russia, the ban also applies to maritime fuel and gasoil, and the Russian government said the decision aims to “maintain a stable situation on the domestic fuel market.”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “The decision was made to maintain a stable situation on the domestic fuel market, including amid heightened demand for motor fuel during the harvest,” the Kremlin’s press office was quoted as saying. The ban is originally slated to expire on Tuesday after the previous extension on Aug. 30, though Reuters suggested that Moscow also increased diesel exports to Central Asia despite the ban. The export ban on gasoline, extended in July, is set to last until at least January 2027. Russia also introduced a ban on jet fuel exports in June with limited exceptions, which is set to last until Nov. 30. The lack of jet fuel has reportedly forced refueling restrictions at major Russian airports. Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries in 2026 to starve Moscow of its war chest have severely disrupted the country’s ability to refine crude, spiraling into a domestic fuel crisis for the world’s third-largest oil producer and forcing it to impose export bans. In summer 2026, Kyiv hit nearly all, if not all, Russian refineries within range of its current weapons capabilities, with its military claiming in July that 43% of Russia’s refining capacity had been forced offline as a result. Other Topics of Interest Russia Unleashes Massive Energy Strikes on Ukraine Ahead of Winter, Killing Five The overnight barrage was the first combined attack of such a scale since the Ukraine’s previous heating season ended. According to an earlier Reuters report, Russia’s summer gasoline consumption is estimated to be 115,000 tonnes per day, or around 3.6 million tonnes per month. The outlet said Russia is likely producing 80,000-90,000 tonnes per day domestically in August, which was used in 70% of that consumption. Russia has since turned to imports to cope with the fuel demand, importing 172,000 tonnes of refined oil products by sea in August – three times the total imports for the whole of 2025 in just one month. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.