Russia hit by massive fuel crisis: gasoline shortages recorded in 20 regions
As a result of attacks by Ukrainian drones on Russian oil refineries, a large-scale fuel crisis has gripped the Russian Federation.
This is reported by Russian media.
Previously, gasoline shortages were recorded in the Far East and in the temporarily occupied Crimea, however, in September a number of other regions were added – Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Saratov, Samara, Ulyanovsk, Penza, Rostov and Astrakhan regions, as well as Kalmykia and Tatarstan.
In addition, there are fuel supply disruptions in the Amur, Magadan, and Sakhalin regions, the Khabarovsk Territory, Yakutia, the Jewish Autonomous Region, and Chukotka.
In total, the fuel crisis has affected 20 Russian regions. According to gas station owners, some refineries have not supplied AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline for several weeks in a row.
“Initially, the problem of fuel shortage was local in nature, but now we can say that the geography is expanding: more and more regions of Russia are facing a shortage,” said Dmitry Tortev, a member of the expert council of the State Duma’s competition protection committee.
As a result of the attacks that continued throughout August, Russia lost 17% of its oil refining capacity, and a number of plants completely stopped production. Also in September, the Ryazan refinery, which provides about 5% of all oil refining in the country, partially stopped.
This has led to a rise in gasoline prices: they have increased by 40-50% since the beginning of the year. However, demand still exceeds supply.
As a reminder, fuel shortages are increasing on the temporarily occupied peninsula. In Simferopol and other cities of Crimea, A95 gasoline has disappeared from gas stations , causing some gas stations to close.
By the way, an acute shortage of AI-95 gasoline has been recorded in Crimea, which is why sales are carried out mainly using coupons from companies.
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