The Kremlin's confident wartime narrative is crumbling under the weight of Ukraine's increasingly effective drone campaign, which has targeted Russian oil refineries and fuel depots, creating gas shortages that are now felt by ordinary citizens like Moscow taxi driver Anatoly. His white Kia's engine is suffering from low-quality fuel, a direct consequence of Western sanctions and Ukrainian strikes that have disrupted supply chains. The 49-year-old expressed anger at the Kremlin's military miscalculations, saying Ukraine "got us good."