FT: 50 million people affected, June crude throughput down 28%

The Financial Times reported Russia processed 4.1 million barrels of crude per day in June 2026 — 28% below the five-year average and 35% below design capacity — with the fuel shortage directly affecting an estimated 50 million people, or 35% of the population. Ukraine's General Staff put disabled refining capacity at 42.74%; the IEA said "more than 20%"; Finnish President Alexander Stubb estimated a 40% reduction.