Fuel Crisis Hits 20 Regions In Russia And Occupied Territories
7- 4.06.2026, 14:27
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Including Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Fuel disruptions due to Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refining have already spread to at least 15 Russian regions, including Moscow and St. Petersburg, according to "7×7".
Also restrictions on buying gasoline at gas stations have been introduced in five regions seized from Ukraine. Residents of Ryazan were the first to complain about the lack of AI-92 and AI-95 at gas stations at the end of May. Shortly before that, Ukrainian UAVs hit Rosneft's Ryazan oil refinery, one of the largest in the country. Also in May, residents of annexed Crimea began to report fuel shortages at gas stations as the AFU drones cut the land route to the peninsula. In Sevastopol, the occupation authorities also first limited the sale of gasoline to 20 liters per hand and introduced coupons for diesel fuel, and then announced a "temporary" absence of AI-92 and AI-95. In early June, restrictions on fuel purchases reached New Moscow. The city's gas stations "until further notice" stopped selling more than 60 liters of gasoline in one hand (and no more than 100 liters of diesel fuel). Shortly before that, similar restrictions appeared at gas stations in St. Petersburg. Also in early June, restrictions on fuel supply appeared at Rosneft and Tatneft filling stations in Kursk, Belgorod and Pskov regions.
The day before it became known that fuel disruptions were also encountered in Moscow region. Since May 30, the ORTC network has been dispensing no more than 60 liters of gasoline and no more than 100 liters of diesel per car. "Gazprom" and "Lukoil" set a limit of 100-150 liters.
The crisis has also engulfed the northern and northwestern regions. Residents of the Novgorod region report in local publicks about restrictions on the sale of gasoline up to 20 liters. The comments mostly mention Surgutneftegaz gas stations. Some gas stations in Karelia have also introduced temporary restrictions "until the next batch arrives". The regional Ministry of Industry and Trade attributed this to the increased demand for fuel due to the summer vacation season. In addition, disruptions occurred in the Murmansk region. "Gasoline and diesel have run out at a number of gas stations ... the situation is not easy," locals say.
South of Moscow, fuel difficulties are also growing. In the Voronezh region, residents have been unable to buy gasoline at a gas station in the village of Shilovo. An announcement said there would be no AI-95 "until the end of the month" because of supply disruptions. In the Orel region, gasoline was no longer dispensed in metal canisters.
A similar restriction was reported by residents of Krasnoyarsk. Rosneft gas stations reported about the restrictions imposed since May 29. The same ban is in effect at gas stations in the neighboring Tomsk region - people can't refuel gasoline generators and power tillers at the height of the dacha season. Interruptions have also occurred in the Koryak District of Kamchatka. The authorities justified the restrictions by the need to keep fuel in stock "until the winter road opens next year."
In addition, limits on gasoline sales were set in three other occupied regions of Ukraine - in Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The occupation authorities of the "LNR" reported a "risk of a shortage" of fuel.
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