But Russian newspaper Moskovskij Komsomolets warned this week that petrol supplies were “near critical”, with drivers in far eastern Russia reporting kilometre-long queues, rationing and soaring prices.
Strikes have also hit the Druzhba pipeline, disrupting exports to Hungary and Slovakia – potentially cutting off a key source of foreign currency for Russia.
Moscow has intensified its missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy facilities over the summer as US-led efforts to reach a peace agreement faltered.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday that there had been a “pause” in peace negotiations, blaming Ukraine’s European allies for “hindering” the process.
Thursday night’s attacks came ahead of the start of a major joint military exercise between Russia and ally Belarus on Friday, which is staged every four years.
But this time it is taking place just days after a number of Russian drones were shot down or fell on Poland, in what Warsaw called an unprecedented incursion into its airspace.
