Diesel Fuel Has Almost Completely Run Out In St. Petersburg And The Surrounding Region

Putin left his hometown without fuel to ensure supplies to Trump.

While Russian authorities claim they can supply any volume of diesel fuel earmarked for export under the recently concluded deal to supply the U.S., the fuel crisis in Russia itself is intensifying—a fact even acknowledged by Russian media, reports Dialog.UA.

On October 25, the Russian news agency “Rosbalt” published an article titled “Empty Pumps and Fuel Limits: What’s Happening at St. Petersburg Gas Stations,” which describes the fuel shortage in St. Petersburg (the hometown of Russian leader Vladimir Putin) and the Leningrad Region. In particular, the article states that the shortage of diesel fuel in the region is even more acute than the gasoline shortage.

“The diesel shortage in the Leningrad Region and on the outskirts of St. Petersburg is more acute than the gasoline shortage—winter and summer diesel are available at only 62% of the region’s gas stations,” the article states.

Private and container-based gas stations are particularly hard hit, as supply is prioritized for retail giants such as Rosneft and Gazpromneft.

Cars immediately begin to line up at those gas stations where fuel becomes available. In St. Petersburg and the surrounding region, limits are in place on the amount of fuel that can be purchased by a single customer.

Economic commentator Stanimir Dobrev commented on the Rosbalt article, noting that Russia did not have sufficient diesel fuel reserves to allow for exports.

“In St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, the diesel fuel shortage is worse than the gasoline shortage! This news broke today after Russia sent three tankers loaded with diesel fuel to the U.S. Russia did not have a domestic surplus of diesel fuel to export,” he wrote on his X page.

Meanwhile, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stated on Sunday that Russia is ready to supply the U.S. with any amount of diesel fuel prepared for export.

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