{
  "id": 5737526,
  "title": "The overlooked Russia-Ukraine war grows its outsized impact on energy as U.S. diesel prices hit all-time high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/the-overlooked-russia-ukraine-war-grows-its-outsized-impact-on-energy",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-05T07:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/09/05/overlooked-russia-ukraine-war-outsized-impact-energy-diesel-high/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Russia-Ukraine conflict is causing significant disruption to global energy markets, with diesel prices hitting record highs in the United States. Ukraine's success in targeting Russia's refining network has caused about 40% of Russia's oil-refining infrastructure to go offline, leading to a 3% reduction in global diesel supplies. This, combined with refining outages in the Middle East and China's voluntary shutdown of some facilities, has driven up average U.S. diesel prices to an all-time high of $5.85 per gallon and gasoline prices to $4.14 per gallon. The fragile nature of the global refining ecosystem means there is no strategic reserve of fuels, unlike in crude oil markets. The impact of higher diesel prices extends beyond transportation, affecting the costs of food, household goods, and other everyday products. Ukraine's drone attacks have been increasingly successful in hitting refineries, particularly around Moscow, causing further disruptions. Russia's response to the war and its domestic energy infrastructure's deterioration could potentially lead to further escalation and more global energy market instability.",
  "summary": "Ukraine's increasingly successful attacks on Russian oil refineries are rippling through gasoline and diesel energy markets worldwide.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}