Ukraine has massively eroded the political and economic influence Russia built across Central Asia by disrupting the supply networks that made Moscow an indispensable regional partner. Russian analysts are warning that Ukrainian long-range strikes have damaged the refineries and transport infrastructure supporting exports, leaving Russia less capable of guaranteeing the fuel deliveries neighboring economies once treated as secure. Those deliveries kept regional economies dependent on Russian supplies and infrastructure, allowing the Kremlin to turn economic reliability into political leverage. After the ban on gasoline, kerosene, and diesel exports, Russia is rapidly losing control over one of its main sources of regional pressure, while every disrupted delivery gives neighboring governments another reason to reduce their exposure to Russia. In the most extreme cases, Kyrgyzstan imports

Source: Unexpected: Ukraine cuts Russia off from Asia and breaks its eastern reach