Ukraine’s Drone Strikes Are Driving a Russian Oil Export Surge

A surge in Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia’s oil refineries has cut processing crude at home and led to a surge in Moscow’s crude exports.

Ukraine has launched at least 28 attacks on Russian oil refineries since the start of August. That compares with a total of 21 strikes in the first seven months of the year. During the recent period, domestic fuel making has slumped — and seaborne crude sales surged — by a similar amount.