The newspaper said that over the past day, restrictions on gasoline sales that began easing in July, after drones shifted attacks to Wildberries warehouses, were extended to three more regions.
In the Achinsk district of Krasnoyarsk Krai, which has more than 110,000 residents, 13 of 47 gas stations are closed, Deputy District Head Natalia Grigoryeva told officials. Several fuel grades are available at only 16 stations, and authorities reported shortages of 294 metric tons of diesel and 16.6 metric tons of AI-92 gasoline for farmers.
In Bashkortostan, where drones struck a large petrochemical complex in Ufa several times in August, local authorities have temporarily banned the sale of gasoline in jerrycans and other containers. The regional Ministry of Industry and Trade confirmed the restriction. Three districts are in the "red zone" for fuel supplies, and seven of Sterlitamak’s 26 gas stations are not operating.
Lawmakers in the Saratov regional assembly reported fuel shortages there as well. They said some pumps were set aside for emergency services but are being used by private motorists.
Gov. Igor Artamonov of Lipetsk Oblast warned of a strained fuel situation and said residents should not expect significant improvement for one or two weeks. He urged people to reduce trips and avoid filling tanks to the brim. The Sochi administration issued a similar appeal, asking residents and tourists to use public transport; gasoline is available at only about two-thirds of city stations.
Since early August, reports of fuel rationing have also come
from Krasnodar Krai, Primorsky Krai, and the oblasts of Kaluga, Rostov, Tambov,
Tula, Saratov, Penza, Voronezh, Ryazan, Ulyanovsk, and Smolensk.