Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Russia's war is creating impossible choices inside Russia as the fuel crisis spreads from gas stations into agriculture, banking, food supply, and occupied Crimea.
Chapters:
00:00 Putin's war creates impossible choices
00:24 Kazakhstan blocks fuel smuggling from Russia
00:52 Russians hijack fuel trucks and fight at gas stations
01:35 A governor runs out of gas after telling people not to stockpile
02:06 Russia argues over interest rates and economic survival
03:22 Crimea banking trouble and grain harvest collapse
03:56 Duma warnings about famine and diesel shortages
04:17 Farmers cannot harvest without diesel
05:07 Russia censors damage from Ukrainian strikes
05:32 Omsk refinery hit and gasoline sales halted
05:42 Fuel rationing spreads by QR code and license plate
06:12 Russian stock market falls as Crimea seizes up
06:52 Empty shelves appear in occupied Donetsk
07:08 Putin denies a crisis while ordering officials to fix it
07:22 Russia bans diesel exports and prepares fuel imports
07:49 Agriculture keeps weakening under fuel shortages
08:12 Officials demand honesty about disrupted fuel deliveries
08:52 Crimea gasoline reaches extreme prices
09:36 Russian officials finally admit fuel shortages
10:14 Refinery losses reach 35% before the latest strikes
10:37 Grain harvest losses become critical
10:53 Russians turn anger toward officials
11:19 Fuel crisis desperation reaches social media
11:44 Updates on the 40-day operation and Crimea queues
12:18 Jake Broe fundraiser and food-crisis question
12:47 The exam-cheating metaphor for Russian denial
#Russia #Ukraine #FuelCrisis #FoodCrisis #RussianEconomy #Crimea #Agriculture #OilRefinery #Putin #UkraineWar
Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points.
@JakeBroe's fundraiser: help99.co/patches/jake-broe-train-to-kyiv
*****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****
🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience
Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)
https://a.co/iodWsUK
Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK
https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...
Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA
gregterry.org/donate.html
Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information
gregterry.org/donate.html
🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:
samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20
🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/
***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***
🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes
🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.
🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: amzn.to/3Q2wnyE
🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.
🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email professorgerdesyt@gmail.com
#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
Russia's war is creating impossible choices inside Russia as the fuel crisis spreads from gas stations into agriculture, banking, food supply, and occupied Crimea.
Chapters:
00:00 Putin's war creates impossible choices
00:24 Kazakhstan blocks fuel smuggling from Russia
00:52 Russians hijack fuel trucks and fight at gas stations
01:35 A governor runs out of gas after telling people not to stockpile
02:06 Russia argues over interest rates and economic survival
03:22 Crimea banking trouble and grain harvest collapse
03:56 Duma warnings about famine and diesel shortages
04:17 Farmers cannot harvest without diesel
05:07 Russia censors damage from Ukrainian strikes
05:32 Omsk refinery hit and gasoline sales halted
05:42 Fuel rationing spreads by QR code and license plate
06:12 Russian stock market falls as Crimea seizes up
06:52 Empty shelves appear in occupied Donetsk
07:08 Putin denies a crisis while ordering officials to fix it
07:22 Russia bans diesel exports and prepares fuel imports
07:49 Agriculture keeps weakening under fuel shortages
08:12 Officials demand honesty about disrupted fuel deliveries
08:52 Crimea gasoline reaches extreme prices
09:36 Russian officials finally admit fuel shortages
10:14 Refinery losses reach 35% before the latest strikes
10:37 Grain harvest losses become critical
10:53 Russians turn anger toward officials
11:19 Fuel crisis desperation reaches social media
11:44 Updates on the 40-day operation and Crimea queues
12:18 Jake Broe fundraiser and food-crisis question
12:47 The exam-cheating metaphor for Russian denial
#Russia #Ukraine #FuelCrisis #FoodCrisis #RussianEconomy #Crimea #Agriculture #OilRefinery #Putin #UkraineWar
Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points.
@JakeBroe's fundraiser: help99.co/patches/jake-broe-train-to-kyiv
*****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****
🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience
Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)
https://a.co/iodWsUK
Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK
https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...
Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA
gregterry.org/donate.html
Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information
gregterry.org/donate.html
🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:
samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20
🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/
***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***
🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes
🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.
🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: amzn.to/3Q2wnyE
🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.
🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email professorgerdesyt@gmail.com
#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
