Is Ukraine’s campaign of targeting Russian refineries working?

According to Al Jazeera, Ukraine has been systematically targeting Russian oil refineries to degrade Moscow's military capability. While fuel shortages may create tactical problems for the Kremlin, analysis suggests such economic pressure alone is unlikely to force President Putin into meaningful peace concessions—raising the question of whether attacks on critical infrastructure can reshape a prolonged war's political calculus.

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