Fuel shortages hit Russian-occupied Crimea as gas stations run dry in Sevastopol
Gasoline shortages reported in occupied Sevastopol (photo: Getty Images)
Fuel supply disruptions have been reported in occupied Sevastopol. AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline are temporarily unavailable at TES and ATAN gas stations, according to the so-called governor of occupied Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev.
According to Razvozhayev, only DT Ultra diesel fuel is currently available at gas stations, and not at all stations. Gasoline deliveries are expected during the day.
"Logistical difficulties remain, and the reasons for them are known. The Sevastopol government and the leadership of the Republic of Crimea are doing everything possible to normalize the situation as soon as possible," the official wrote.
He also noted that fuel supply issues to the Crimean Peninsula are being "monitored by the Russian Ministry of Energy and the Russian Ministry of Transport."
Not only Sevastopol
According to local Telegram channels, disruptions in gasoline and diesel supplies are being recorded at gas stations across the occupied peninsula.
Local channels are publishing interactive maps of gas stations and citing the reasons for the shortages: regular attacks on Russian oil refineries and a multiple increase in strikes on the so-called land corridor to Crimea, which passes through occupied territories in southern and eastern Ukraine.
Earlier, Razvozhayev reported that gasoline sales in Sevastopol had been limited to 20 liters per vehicle, while diesel fuel was being sold using coupons.
Strikes on the "corridor"
On May 29, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence said it had established "fire control" over sections of the Crimea–Donetsk corridor and published videos of attacks on Russian military equipment and fuel trucks.
On May 22, the occupied Sevastopol introduced a fuel sales limit of no more than 20 liters per canister or vehicle.
On May 18, Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Kstovo, which halted half of its capacity for two days.
The strikes continue. On May 28, Ukrainian forces struck the Tuapse oil refinery, one of the largest oil-processing facilities in southern Russia that produces fuel for the Russian military.
