Russia has banned diesel exports to some companies and expanded the restrictions on gasoline sales abroad, as Ukrainian Drones disrupts the country’s refineries.

The government has banned diesel, shipping fuel and other petroleum exports for resellers, for companies, that is, buying diesel in Russia and then exporting it until the end of the year, according to a statement on its Telegram channel. At the same time, it expanded the ban on gasoline exports for both producers and resellers by 31 December.

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Alexander Novak, had announced last week plans to reduce fuel exports.

Restrictions highlight the challenges facing Moscow, as Ukraine intensifies attacks on energy infrastructure, in an attempt to reduce the flow of petrodolies in the Kremlin Funds and fuel supplies on the front lines. The refineries have become a key objective of the latest attacks, so that the potential of crude oil processing has been reduced by at least 7% since the beginning of August when attacks escalated. This has even exacerbated the lack of fuel in the internal market.

Russia’s fuel prohibitions are expected to have a limited effect on the international petroleum market. Most of the country’s diesel exports, one of the most important suppliers worldwide, are made directly by producers, while resellers account for about 1.5% to 2% of exports, according to dealers and analysts estimates.

As for gasoline, before the expansion of the August ban to include producers, Russia used to export only about 10% to 12% of its production, a percentage of less than 2% of the world marine petrol trade, according to data gathered by Bloomberg.