"Greatest anxiety" among the Russians: the observer explained why Putin needs an air truce

Economic observer Vyacheslav Shiryaev told this in a comment "Channel 24". The expert noted that over the last few weeks, the drones have struck several oil refineries in Russia. Thus, on August 8, the Armed Forces General Staff was confirmed in particular by a strike on an affidship refinery, which was of strategic importance for Russia, and on the night of August 10, the drones attacked the Saratov oil refining plant, which soon stopped oil intake.

In addition, a significant blow to the oil refinery in the Komi Republic, located at a distance of about 1700 kilometers, which the drone managed to hit on August 10 for the first time. These and other blows create a problem for the Russian economy in particular due to the growth of gasoline deficiency. The expert notes that sometimes the prices of wholesale exchanges are increasing by several percent during the day.

In addition to the economic problem, the attacks of drones also affect the residents of Russia. This is demonstrated by the survey results that have become one of the main causes of anxiety among Russians. "There are controlled and insincere surveys. But even there, the attacks of drones came to 1 place in Russia among the causes of anxiety. This is the biggest anxiety for them," Shiryaev said.

According to him, the Russians are frightened not so much by photographs of attacked refineries, which are burning, like footage from local airports, which regularly there is chaos and serious delays in flights against the background of UAV attacks. On August 5, Bloomberg sources learned that Vladimir Putin could offer Ukraine a truce.

This, as the media explained, means a temporary pause in rocket and drone attacks that Russians can offer a gesture to US President Donald Trump, demonstrating their readiness for peaceful decisions. Such news in Ukraine was reacted with distrust. Thus, on August 6, the head of the Center for Anti -misinformation Andriy Kovalenko stated that the Russians did not plan to finish the war, and called the proposal from Putin a "trap".