Trump says Russia has "lost control" of its diesel industry

US President Donald Trump has said Russia has “lost control” of its diesel oil industry as a result of the war with Ukraine, pointing to attacks on Russian refineries.

In a post on Truth Social on September 21, Trump said a large number of Russian diesel refineries had been “blown up” and were temporarily out of operation.

Trump also called for an end to the war, saying the conflict was affecting the wider world. He claimed that about 25,000 people, mostly soldiers, were being killed each month.

Earlier, media reports said Trump had repeatedly urged Zelenskyy during their conversation to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries.

However, reports emerged this morning of a strike on the Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa.

By Aghakazim Guliyev