(BASHKORTOSTAN/TUAPSE, RUSSIA – ) – Ukrainian forces have intensified attacks on Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure, causing widespread fuel shortages and escalating the crisis across Russian-controlled territories. Drone strikes targeted the Bashkortostan oil refinery, one of Russia’s largest, located over 1,300 km from the Ukrainian border, as well as the oil export terminal in Tuapse on the Black Sea coast. Satellite imagery shows fires at key facilities, despite the presence of air defence systems and protective measures. The Bashkortostan refinery,…