https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/ce423f34-d9b6-4e9c-a7e2-8572c5161593 Fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian long-range strikes targeting Russian refineries are affecting people across all of Russia, with data from a private online app created specifically to help people locate gas stations that have fuel available suggesting less than 30% of them still have any to spare. Is Russia on the brink of collapse? “That shows you how extreme the situation is. But Russia, unfortunately for a lot of people observing this, will endure. They’ll cope, they’ll adapt,” Stuart Dowell, TVP World’s Political Editor said. “But the petrol shortage imposes costs on Russia's ability to conduct its war.” As for the civilian population, “these costs mount up, and it creates headaches and constraints and makes just everything so much more difficult for the Russians.” Polling shows increasingly more Russians, and especially the younger generation, would like to see an end to the war. “And that’s kind of obvious because of (...) the difficulties coming home now, and the exhaustion, and the length of the war, the possibility of mobilization, and everything.” “But what’s very interesting is that there’s still a vast majority in polling that support the causes, the goals of the war,” Dowell added. “So they’re very tough still on what they want to see happen in Ukraine. They just want to stop the fighting and get back to their old lives.” “I think there's a lot of hopeful reporting in this that everyone wants to see the Russian economy do bad,” TVP World’s Political Editor said, but reiterated that Russia will likely endure, although “the way that Russia is adapting to the situation is degrading its own economy.” Join News in Depth’s host Ashim Kumar and his guest as they explore the movement of money out of Russian banks, the growing labor shortages and demographic pressures created by the war, and whether fears of a new mobilization are prompting more Russians to consider leaving the country. 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #Russia #Putin #War Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:36:54 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/ce423f34-d9b6-4e9c-a7e2-8572c5161593 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.