Prohibition on refinery: what a US blackmail tool has been searched by Russia - an expert (video)

At the same time, the defense forces found the point of blows that Moscow's struck. Colonel of the Armed Forces Petro Chernik told about the possible causes of the US government's pressure on Ukrainians in an interview with Channel 24. Chernik explained that he could actually only suggest that the lever found the Russian Federation for pressure on the United States.

In his opinion, the Kremlin threatens to block the Caspian oil pipeline, which oil from Kazakhstan reaches Novorossiysk in the Black Sea. If it happens that fuel prices will really begin to rise in the world. At the same time, President Joe Biden would not like this situation, because it threatens his opportunities in the presidential election. "They could say that prices would go up. Now relatively high oil prices. And so are even higher. And they can grow prices for gasoline.

Ukrainian strikes cause real harm to the Russian Federation, the colonel said. In case of damage to the refinery, the price of gasoline for the Russians will increase. In addition, sowing is approaching and it is associated with three problems: expensive fuel, seed deficiency and tractors deficiency (and spare parts). "Russia is still in the top five food exporters. This is serious. And it is also impossible to cancel this moment," a military expert interviewed.

The Caspian oil pipeline has a length of 1500 km and transports oil from Western Kazakhstan. From 2001 to 2020 they pumped more than 600 million tons of oil: about 500 million tons - Kazakh, the rest - Russian. In 2019, the power of the terminal was 63 million tons. It should be noted that from September 2023 to March-April 2024, the Armed Forces regularly struck the oil bases and oil refineries of the Russian Federation. During the first wave, the attacks kissed 18 objects.

After that, the second wave took place, which could lose about 12% of the refinery. In April 2024, the Defense Minister Lloyd Austin spoke: in his words, it is better not to do it and choose other, more military, goals. We remind you that a series of strikes of the Russian Federation on Ukrainian energy took place before and after Austin's statement. On March 22, the dagger missiles damage Dniproges in Zaporozhye.