In Moscow, Russians Worry About New Fuel Shortages
Drivers at several Moscow stations lined up for fuel as local shortages returned after Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, AFP reported.
- On Wednesday, Moscow drivers queued nervously to fill tanks as fuel shortages re-emerged following recent Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries. Ukraine hit a major refinery in Yaroslavl last week.
- Earlier this summer, most of Russia faced rationing after Ukrainian drones smashed into oil refineries. Kyiv hailed these retaliatory strikes as a way to bring the four-year war home to ordinary Russians.
- At a petrol station in eastern Moscow, business owner Dmitry waited 15 minutes to fill his Lexus. "We'll be facing gridlock and bottlenecks all over again," he told AFP.
- Taxi driver Nursultan Akhmadov from Kyrgyzstan noted rising costs for petrol, groceries, and utilities. "Everything keeps getting more expensive," he said, adding he is leaving Russia in 10 days.
- Opinions divided among residents: 32-year-old Semyon worried about engine repairs, while Pavel, 43, remained unconcerned. "Moscow has to be Russia's shop window," Pavel added, suggesting authorities would prevent shortages.
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In Moscow, Russians worry about new fuel shortages
Earlier in the summer, most of Russia was gripped by shortages and rationing after Ukrainian drones smashed into major oil refineries -- retaliatory strikes hailed by Kyiv as a way of bringing the four-year war home to ordinary Russians. The situation had eased at the end of July, but queues and local shortages of some fuel types have reemerged in Moscow in recent days. Ukraine last week hit a major refinery in Yaroslavl, north of the capital. "…
In Russia, the fuel situation worsened again in early August; in dozens of cities, drivers have been on the line for hours, and the authorities in certain regions have already imposed limits on the sale of petrol.
As a result of new strikes by the Ukrainian Defense Forces on Russian oil refineries, the fuel situation in the Russian Federation has again worsened. Restrictions on the sale of gasoline at gas stations are already in force in at least 16 regions of Russia.
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