fuel crisis

Russia lets officials skip gas station lines as fuel shortages hit regions

Officials, state employees and emergency services in Russia are being allowed to refuel first at some gas stations amid a severe fuel shortage, while other drivers wait in long lines, The Moscow Times reported on July 2, citing Russian media.

3 July, 11:24 AM

Putin's economic shield crumbles as military spending drains Russia's liquid assets — Politico

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin largely succeeded in shielding his population from the economic consequences of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but the situation has now shifted dramatically, Politico wrote on July 2.

2 July, 12:35 PM

Massive drone campaign shows Russians harsh reality yet fails to deter Kremlin

Ukraine's unprecedented drone campaign has reached an extraordinary scale over the past month, bringing the harsh reality of the "special military operation", but still fails to force Moscow to back down in the near future, CNN wrote on June 30.

30 June, 12:47 PM

Ukraine’s Navy details multistage operation targeting Crimea

Ukraine’s Defense Forces strikes on Russian logistics in temporarily occupied Crimea are part of a multistage operation that has been underway for years, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said June 28.

28 June, 02:35 PM

Drones reportedly strike major refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban

Drones attacked an oil refinery in the Russian city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban in Krasnodar Krai overnight on June 28, triggering a large fire after a series of explosions, Russian Telegram channels reported.

28 June, 11:25 AM

Russian low-cost airlines warn of critical aviation fuel crisis

Russian low-cost carrier Azimut said the country's aviation fuel market has reached a critical state, warning that flights are losing economic viability on both domestic and international routes, independent outlet Important Stories reported on June 24.

24 June, 06:48 PM

Yalta puppet authorities scale back public services due to fuel shortages

Russian occupation authorities have placed Yalta into "austerity mode," limiting street cleaning and suspending construction and road maintenance to conserve fuel, the “head” of the city’s occupation administration Yanina Pavlenko wrote on June 22.

23 June, 12:50 PM

Occupied Sevastopol halts fuel sales and prepares for blackouts

Russian-installed authorities in occupied Sevastopol tightened fuel sale restrictions and introduced a series of new measures, including a temporary halt to fuel sales to the public in the coming days, occupation governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on June 22.

22 June, 11:55 AM

Destruction of critical Moscow refinery units sends Russian fuel market into panic

Moscow Oil Refinery, supplying up to 40% of the Russian capital's fuel needs, has halted its key units following a series of successful attacks, triggering a surge in exchange prices amid risks of fuel shortages.

19 June, 12:51 PM

Fuel sale limits now affect one in four Russian gas stations

Restrictions on gasoline sales have spread nationwide across Russia, with fuel station chains representing about 25% of the country's gas stations introducing limits, according to an analysis by Agenstvo on June 17.

17 June, 11:40 AM

Lines at gas stations in Yalta as Crimea’s fuel crisis deepens

The developing fuel shortage in occupied Crimea has produced huge lines at gas stations in Yalta, RFE/RL reported on June 9.

9 June, 08:43 PM

Belarus sharply increases gasoline and diesel deliveries to Russia amid supply crunch

Belarus sharply increased rail shipments of gasoline and diesel from its refineries to Russia in May as fuel shortages worsened there because of seasonal demand growth and lower output caused by Ukrainian attacks, The Moscow Times reported on June 9.

9 June, 03:25 PM

Sevastopol’s fuel QR codes run out within an hour as Crimea shortages deepen

Kremlin proxy Mikhail Razvozhayev in temporarily occupied Sevastopol announced a new fuel rationing system allowing drivers to receive a personal QR code once a week to buy up to 20 liters of gasoline, he said on Telegram.

7 June, 09:00 PM

Strict gasoline rationing in effect across occupied Crimea

Russian occupation authorities in Crimea announced June 4 that retail sales of gasoline would be suspended "for several days" because of an acute fuel shortage, RFE/RL reported.

4 June, 08:41 PM

Moscow gas stations limit sales amid Ukrainian refinery strikes

Gas stations in Moscow have begun limiting fuel sales, following similar restrictions in Russia-occupied Luhansk Oblast and Crimea, amid intensified Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, Russian outlet Vazhnye Novosti reported.

3 June, 02:45 PM

Russian occupation authorities in Luhansk Oblast restrict fuel sales to 20 liters

The Kremlin puppet authorities in Luhansk Oblast have restricted fuel sales at local gas stations to 20 liters per person due to severe logistical bottlenecks, the Moscow-installed Luhansk Peope Republic (LPR) government announced on June 2.

3 June, 08:51 AM

Fuel voucher sales halted in occupied Crimea as queues grow at gas stations

Fuel stations in occupied Crimea have reportedly suspended the sale of gasoline vouchers to individual customers, with the service remaining available only under existing contracts, according to local reports cited by a Sevastopol-based Telegram channel on May 31.

31 May, 03:19 PM

Occupied Crimea limits gasoline sales to 20 liters per person amid fuel shortage

Russian occupation authorities in Crimea will limit sales of A-95 gasoline to 20 liters per person per day starting on May 30 due to a fuel shortage, occupation head Sergey Aksyonov said on Telegram.

30 May, 02:13 PM

Russia faces new gasoline shortage after Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries

Russia is grappling with a fresh gasoline shortage as Ukrainian attacks on the country's oil refineries continue to disrupt fuel production, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on May 12.

12 May, 01:49 PM

Disrupted logistics, not capacity loss, driving Russia’s fuel shortages

Russia’s fuel shortages stem not from lost refining capacity but from drone strikes that sever regional logistics — proof of the Ukraine's deep strikes effectiveness, Mikhail Krutykhin, an oil and gas market expert, told NV on Nov. 5.

6 November 2025, 01:15 PM

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