Regions Of The Russian Federation Are Reinstating Restrictions On Gasoline Sales
- 23.09.2026, 10:17
The fuel shortage arose following drone attacks on Russian oil refineries.
In the Kaluga Region, which borders Moscow and the Moscow Region, restrictions on gasoline sales will be reinstated starting September 23. This was announced on Tuesday, September 22, by the region’s governor Vladislav Shapsh. Drivers will be able to fill up their cars on even-numbered and odd-numbered days, depending on the first digit of their license plate number. In addition, gasoline may only be purchased for the car’s own tank, according to Deutsche Welle.
The new measures are being introduced amid intensified strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Russian oil refineries.
“We are currently seeing localized logistical disruptions in fuel deliveries to certain gas stations. Lines have returned. This is causing justified discontent,” Shapsh wrote on his Telegram channel.
On August 15, in the Kaluga region, restrictions had already been imposed on gasoline sales under the “even-odd” system. These restrictions were lifted on September 1.
The Trans-Baikal Territory’s operational headquarters also announced that, starting September 23, the BRK and “Kors” gas station chains will impose limits of 15 liters of AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline per vehicle. The region’s first deputy chairman of the government Buyanto Batomunkuev explained the new restrictions by noting that total fuel reserves at gas stations and oil depots amount to 17,000 metric tons and “at the current rate of distribution, this will only last for 20 days.”
Similar restrictions were introduced in this region in June of this year and were lifted on July 23.
Restrictions on fuel sales—imposed either by regional authorities or by the gas station chains themselves—were implemented this summer in nearly all Russian regions, as well as in the annexed Crimea. Problems with fuel supplies prompted Russian President Vladimir Putin to issue an order on June 28 calling for systematic measures to stabilize the market.
The fuel shortage arose following drone attacks on Russian refineries by Ukraine, which has been defending itself against a Russian military invasion for more than four years. Due to the strikes and fires at the refineries, the facilities were forced to reduce or completely halt production. The restrictions were later lifted, but since early August, Ukrainian attacks on refineries have intensified again, and Russia has been gripped by a second wave of the fuel crisis.
Two Russian regions have reinstated restrictions on gasoline sales
Authorities in the Kaluga Region and Transbaikal are once again imposing restrictions on gasoline sales due to intensified Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries.
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