AI-95 Fuel Shortage Hits Moscow Region Stations
Gasoline is once again disappearing at gas stations in the Moscow region. In Moscow and the Moscow region, there are fuel supply disruptions, and queues are forming at gas stations, according to local residents speaking to Echo.
Consensus
- AI-95 gasoline is in short supply at many gas stations in Moscow and the Moscow region.
- Long queues have formed at gas stations where AI-95 is available.
- Prices for AI-95 have risen significantly, with some stations charging up to 120 rubles per liter.
- The shortage affects major fuel networks including Gazprom, Rosneft, Neftesistema, Teboil, and Tatneft.
- Other fuels such as AI-92 and diesel are still available.
- Residents report that only a small number of stations along major roads like Yaroslavskoye Shosse are operational.
- The issue has been reported by multiple eyewitnesses, social media users, and public figures.
Points of divergence
- One driver reported finding AI-95 only at one gas station near a dacha, where a 'wild queue' had formed. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- A resident reported that in Vladimir Oblast, fuel is brought to major stations but is not always available. — tg_echoonline_news
- A resident mentioned that in small fuel networks, fuel is available almost always and there are no queues, though prices are significantly higher. — tg_echoonline_news
- A resident noted that the quality of AI-95 at one station on Yaroslavskoye Shosse is very low. — tg_echoonline_news
- Actress Yana Poplavskaya reported the shortage on her Telegram channel, expressing concern about the stability of fuel supply. — tg_echoonline_news
- Fuel shortages of AI-95 are also reported in Bodaybo, Voronezh, and Kaluga regions. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (2 sources)
- At gas stations in the Moscow region, gasoline has started disappearing again — The Moscow Times
- Fuel crisis: Moscow and Moscow region residents complain of AИ-95 gasoline shortage — ЭХО / Новости